Our next meeting will be Mar. 18.  Dahlias101 at 7 PM will cover how to plan a new dahlia garden. It will be held at the HG Williams Community Center on Ritter Av. in Massapequa, off exit 32S of the Southern State Pkwy.  See the Calendar Tab for directions

 

 

 

                          

  Directions to Meetings

HG Williams Community Center: Take Southern State Parkway to Exit 32S (Rt.110 south).  At the second traffic light (Taco Bell on corner) make a right turn on to Ritter Ave.  After 1 traffic light look for 1 story brick building on right side.  Park in the parking lot to the left of the building.

Bayard Cutting Arboretum: Southern State Parkway to exit 45 east. Travel east (stay straight off the ramp) and travel east on Main Street (Montauk Highway). Arboretum is on the right (less than 1/2 mile ahead). If the main gates aren't open, use the second set of gates that says for employees only and make a right to get to the main Arboretum road.

 

   Calendar of Events

January 21: General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

February 18: General Membership Meeting at the HG Williams Community Center - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  The main program of the evening will be a slide show of new Dahlia hybrids for 2010.

March 18: General Membership Meeting at the HG Williams Community Center - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  The main program of the evening will be a slide show of new Dahlia hybrids for 2010.

April 15: Dahlia Tuber Sale and General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 7:00PM Dahlias 101

April 18: Spring Luncheon at the Irish Coffee Pub (131 Carleton Ave. East Islip.) Country Auction and dinner

May 8 & 9: Dahlia Tuber Sale at the Horticultural Society Plant Sale in the lower level of the Carriage House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum 

May 20: Dahlia Tuber Sale and General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 7:00PM Dahlias 101

May 29 & 30: Dahlia Tuber Sale at the Farmingdale Garden Festival at the Farmingdale College off Route 110

June 17: General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

July 15: General Membership Meeting at the HG Williams Community Center- 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

August 8: Annual Garden Party and Picnic under the spreading maple tree at the Wolkoff Dahlia Garden in Bayard Cutting Arboretum

August 19: General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

 September 2 & 3: LIDS Dahlia Show Vases of dahlias will be available for sale during the show.  Raffles to win a dahlia garden will be held.  All Show Dahlias will be sold at 4PM on Sunday.  It will be take place in the lower level of the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum.

September 16: General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

October 2 & 3: LIDS Fall Dahlia Show and Photo Contest.  Vases of dahlias will be available for sale during the show.  Raffles to win a dahlia garden will be held.  All Show Dahlias will be sold at 4PM on Sunday.  It will be take place in the lower level of the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum.

October 21: General Membership Meeting at the HG Williams Community Center - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

November 18: General Membership Meeting at the HG Williams Community Center - 7:00PM Dahlias 101 for new beginners.  

December 18: Annual Holiday Party and General Membership Meeting at the Carriage House in Bayard Cutting Arboretum 

 

 


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