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  • Sunday, May 15, 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm – 2011 Annual Dahlia Tuber & Plant Auction

    The Rhode Island Dahlia Society announces its Annual Tuber Auction and Plant Sale, to be held Sunday, May 15, from 1 – 4:30 at the Cold Spring Community Center, Beach Street, Wickford, North Kingston, Rhode Island. Many Greater Boston Area residents are members and will be attending. Most of the varieties offered at this sale are exhibition quality dahlias and are not available at your local garden center. The tubers and plants are donated by local growers and Society members who hail from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. From giants to miniatures, there is something for everyone. Representative varieties of the 19 different forms of dahlias in an array of colors will be available. Free admission.  For more information, call 781-769-3854 or visit http://www.RhodeIslandDahliaSociety.org.

    The Rhode Island Dahlia Society generally meets the first Sunday of the month at 2:00 PM at the Cold Spring Community Center in North Kingstown, RI. The Society welcomes new members and invites the public to visit Green Animals Topiary Garden in Portsmouth, RI to view the dahlia garden it supports in collaboration with the Preservation Society of Newport County.

  • Saturday and Sunday, August 14 – August 15 and September 11 – September 12 – Rhode Island Dahlia Society Shows

    Two Rhode Island Dahlia Society Shows are scheduled for 2010.  The first, to be held at the Washington County Fair on August 14 and 15, will run from 11:00 am Saturday through 8 pm Sunday.  The second, at the Cold Spring Community Center in Wickford, Rhode Island, will take place Saturday, September 11, from 3 – 7, and Sunday, September 12, from 10 – 4.  The 2010 Artistic Arrangement classes are sure to produce some intriguing entries.  Contact Walter Taylor at 401-294-3486 or email him at ride3245@ride.ri.net.  RIDS Show Rules and Sections will be posted, as available, at www.rhodeislanddahliasociety.org.