St Matthew’s United Methodist Church

Presentation by Betsy Szymczak - Open to all Someone once said that peonies are the “Show Girls” of the spring garden; with dahlias, it’s all about late summer-early fall “Royalty!" Following a brief history of the discovery of dahlias, you will learn how to select dahlia tubers, where to plant, how to water and fertilize. To stake or not to stake, to dig or not to dig – these are the questions! If you dig tubers, how to store, overwinter, and to wake them up for planting. A discussion of American Dahlia Society Classification and how to make cutting, enter