Promoting the Growing and Showing of Dahlias and Glads

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Welcome! The Alberta Dahlia and Glad Society is a group of dahlia and gladiolus enthusiasts in Alberta, Canada! We like to keep our group simple and informal and we meet often at the Piper Creek Trial Garden in Red Deer. In the early Spring we get all our dahlia tubers out of winter storage and swap with each other and sell the extra tubers to the general public.

In late Spring we plant the dahlia tubers that have been contributed to the Trial Garden and weed, stake, and de-bud through the summer. However, not all is work!   We have a ‘Summer Celebration” in early August with fun activities and courses, and then we have our Annual certified Flower Show in late August.  Also, we often exhibit at other local flower shows as well.

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Jester Glad
Jester Glad

the history of the alberta dahlia and glad society

It takes an idea to become a dream, which can become a reality. Lengthy hours of discussions, many more hours of work and networking, and a committed group of individuals is what it took to MAKE IT HAPPEN! Such is the story of the Alberta Dahlia and Glad Society…

Piper Creek Trial Garden

Trial Gardens are the instrument which all seed growers use to develop new varieties of seeds to feed the world and beautify our yards. Governments and Departments of Agriculture around the world sponsor seedlings for food trial gardens; seed companies employ the best geneticists to breed new varieties of plants. The American Dahlia Society  employs the same method for dahlias.

Piper Creek Trial Garden

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