NMDS DAHLIA SHOW 2025
The NMDS Dahlia Show will be in the Pinon Room of the Albuquerque Garden Center from 6am to 6pm on September 28, 2025. Exhibitors may bring exhibitors in from 7am to 10am. Open to the public from 1-4pm. Dahlia club members will act as hosts and will be available to answer questions when the show opens.
Announcement
The content update will be delayed until at 10 AM tomorrow, July 22, 2025. It is taking longer than I estimated.
Featured Posts
New Mexico Dahlia Society Meeting 2025-06-22
June’s meeting was hosted by new members Sue Isley and Aaron Greenwood at their home on the West Side of Albuquerque. Seventeen members were present, including the two hosts.
PomPoms
The ancient Aztecs used wild-growing dahlias as a food source and would eat the tubers of the flowers. They called the dahlia “Acocotli” or “water cane” because they also used its tube-like stem to carry water.
Dahlia Show Planning Meeting 2025-05-25
This post contains important information on the upcoming annual Dahlia Show. This is a dahlia community event. Your participation is important. Volunteers are needed to make this event successful. See the end of post for current opportunities. Your help is needed.
Planting Of The Old Lavender Field
Under the guidance of Master Gardener Bill Shen, NMDS members Aaron Greenwood, Sue Isley and Jo Ann Miller planted 59 dahlia tubers along row 14 of the old Lavender field. The soil was very dry and it took …
Agri Nature Center Dahlia Projects 2025-06-06
This report is a spot check on the progress of all the dahlia projects as of June 6, 2025 at the Agri-Nature Center. Overall all projects are healthy.
Dahlias – A Kaleidoscope of Colors
Kaleidoscope: An optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
New Mexico Dahlia Society Meeting 2025-05-26
NMDS May 26, 2025 Meeting, in Thoreau, NM was hosted by Edith Iwan. It was pleasant and enjoyable day for all.
Dahlias – A History
Dalias were originally found wild in the mountainous regions of Central America and is Mexico’s national flower. The beautiful and brilliantly colored blooms we grow in our gardens today though, have come a long way from these wild species.
2025 Dahlia Tuber Sale
2025 Dahlia Tuber Sale Sue IsleyThis year’s Dahlia Tuber Sale took place on Friday & Saturday, April 25 & 26, in conjunction with the annual Spring Plant Sale hosted by the Albuquerque Garden Center. NMDS members were encouraged to donate tubers to sell, and...
Planting The Community Garden
Community Garden Planting May 9, 2025:
The progress of NM Dahlia Society’s Community Garden Plots at Larry P. Abraham Agri-Nature Center is the subject of this update.
In Memory Of Eldon Wilson
In Memory of Eldon Wilson John WilsonMy father, Eldon Wilson (1915 – 1991), was an avid “hobbyist” dahlia grower for 30 years, an activity he pursued in retirement after his career as a US Army chief warrant officer. He grew tens of varieties of dahlias in his...
In Memory of John Hickerson
In Memory of John Hickerson - are you smiling? Edith Iwan, President New Mexico Dahlia SocietyBorn Nov. 16, 1920, died Dec. 3, 2015 John was one of the charter members of the New Mexico Dahlia Society (NMDS) and is fondly remembered as Albuquerque’s “Mr. Dahlia”. John...
Planting Dahlia Tubers
Planting Dahlia Tubers Edith Iwan, President New Mexico Dahlia SocietyWhere: Give them plenty of sunshine. They need at least 6 hours and prefer more. They need good, garden soil that drains well and does not puddle water for hours after rain. Many people use raised...
About Us
About Us Founded in 2006 the New Mexico Dahlia Society is approaching its 20th Anniversary. Our membership spans from novice to master gardeners. We are about all things Dahlias. ContactEdith Iwan – President and ADS Rep:edithiwan@gmail.com
Upcoming Sections
Scenes From The Garden
We would like to feature an NMDS member’s garden about once a month. As the Dahlia season heats up we may go to a biweekly schedule if there is a lot of interest.
Each garden spotlight will be a photo essay, the amount of text vs images will vary.
Advice From A Master Gardener
Ideally this column will need 4 expert or master gardeners from the NMDS, each of whom would be willing to offer advice once every 5 weeks. Their text would be matched with the appropriate images. The subject of the advice would be solely up to the expert or master gardener.