Kitsap homeowners: It’s tuber time again!
March 30th, 2007 by Mark Flanders
Did you know that real estate in Kitsap county is on the same latitude as France? France is known for being an incredible gardening country. Just think of all the wine that is produced each year!
Dahlias can “make” a garden. In my humble opinion they can make any garden better. They are vigorous, colorful and very easy to grow. No matter what color scheme you have going in your gardens, there is bound to be a dahlia to match or contrast your scheme.
Each spring Kitsap County Dahlia Society has a tuber sale for all the dahlia lovers in the community. This year’s event is coming up soon. The Society was originally formed in 1923 and is one of the oldest Dahlia Societies in America.
The sale this year is scheduled for:
and Saturday, April 7, from 9 am to 6 pm
10200 Central Valley Road NE
Located about 2/10’s mile north of Waaga Way
There will be a second sale for Port Orchard property owners and those that miss the first one on:
Saturday, April 14th from 9 am to 4 pm.
This sale will be held at:
the Kitsap Saddle Club.
1470 Saddle Club Road, Port Orchard
So if you have seen these glorious flowers growing in a neighbors’ yard or you’ve enjoyed the Dahlia display at the Silverdale Post Office, here’s your chance to add to or begin a collection of your own. One warning though; If you are anything like me, you’ll need a bigger budget than you thought you needed once you get to the sale!
Tags: kitsap dahlia society, kitsap homeowners, kitsap real estate
Now that’s funny! Photos of my garden outnumber my grandkids. That is SICK!
Pictures? You ask a gardener for pictures? Silly girl! How many do you want? 12? 40? 100? LOL
My father picked up dahlia tubers for me this week. Way too early to put them in the ground here in Michigan, of course. But my dad insists that if he does not get his early enough then there are no good ones left. I will be looking for your garden photos later this year, Mark.
I was thinking more along the lines of “I have a head of vigorously gray hair”!
yeah, I know…..”Bite Me!”
“Vigourous?” Isn’t that the term that Catherine Zeta-Jones used to describe Antonio Banderas in “Zorro?” “Yes, Father, he was very “vigourous!”