UPCOMING EVENTS AND MEETINGS

Membership Meeting

July 21, 2011 Bayard Cutting Arboretum

Carriage House (upper level) ——————————————

7:00 p.m. Dahlia 101 7:30 p.m. Coffee and Cake 7:30 p.m. Meeting with guest,

Nelson Sterner, Bayard Cutting Arboretum Executive Director

8:15 p.m. Informal Education Program “What‟s Eating My Plants?”

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Membership Meeting August 21, 2011

Bayard Cutting Arboretum Carriage House (Upper Level)

Education presentation by Andrew Kurchey

“Dahlia Photography” ___________________________

LIDS ANNUAL PICNIC

Sunday, August 14, 2011 3:00 p.m. by the William Wolkoff

Dahlia Garden Rain date Sunday, August 21st

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1st LIDS DAHLIA SHOW September 3rd and 4th

Bayard Cutting Arboretum Carriage House

(upper and lower levels)

2nd LIDS DAHLIA SHOW &

LIDS PHOTOGRAPHY

COMPETITION AND DISPLAY

October 1st and 2nd

Carriage House

More LIDS Dahlia & Photography

Show details in the August LIDS

Newsletter

THEY‟RE HERE !!!

LONG ISLAND DAHLIA SOCIETY

NEWSLETTER

JULY 2011

Claire de Lune 9002 CO Y/w

LI Lil 3003 BB FD OR

Oreti Charm 2510 BB SC LB OR/Y

Carl Chilson 3101 BB ID W

Purple Splash 7314 WL V L/PR

Jennie, 2510 LC LB W//L

Come and see these blooms on display in this year‟s garden.

June LIDSBOARD

The Board met at the barn on June 16th to discuss club finances and to plan the fall Dahlia Shows. Our spring sales had been disappointing , however, I am pleased to report that two days later, our last Dahlia Sale was very successful and brought in much needed revenue to our treasury. Fund raising is a complicated and difficult problem. Our difficulties cannot, however, be attributed to lack of volunteers, effort or cooperation. The fundraising committee, board members and garden directors have worked extremely hard. Consider yourselves publicly and sincerely thanked, for donating, publicizing, schlepping, dividing prepping and selling and for giving so generously of your time. Big challenges remain, however and the Board will be taking the following steps to improve our situation:

1. The fundraising committee will grow a separate crop of border dahlias to be in bloom for sale by May 1st. We are urgently seeking some free, heated greenhouse space for this project.

2. The Garden Directors will assess the 2011 season; what was good, what was not so good, what changes in our practices need to be made to assure success in 2012 and will report to the Board in September. 3. The fundraising committee will try to beef up our raffles in the fall and have more things to sell in the courtyard in addition to flowers. 4. The Fundraising Committee will meet after the shows to assess what worked and what did not in 2011 and recommend suggestions and changes to the Board in November

Our Show Program has been revised to reflect changes made by the ADS and to provide the opportunity for LIDS members to sponsor cash Show Prizes. The “Show Patrons” will be eliminated and instead members who sponsor a $25.00, $15.00 or $10.00 prize may dedicate or name the prize. The Executive Director of the Arboretum, Nelson Sterner stopped by with his beautiful Labs. He will speak to us all at the July meeting. As always, you suggestions and ideas are welcome and you can express them via e mail to us at LIDSBOARD@gmail.com, in person, of course or by phone to any Board member.

For now, it‟s “bring on the dahlias”! See you in the Garden,

Maureen

GET WITH THE PROGRAM!

The Show Patron List has been eliminated and this year, for the first time, LIDS members will

have the opportunity to dedicate a prize in the 2011 Show Program‟s Court of Honor. The

prize will be awarded in their name or in honor of or in memory of any person of their choice.

The Major Prize dedications available this year are as follows:

Queen of the Show (selected from single B Tri Color Award Winners)-$25.00 prize

Prince of the Show (selected from single BB Tri Color Award Winners) - $25.00 prize

Largest in the Show (diameter plus depth)-$25.00 prize

Old Timers Award (any introduction at least 25 years old) - $15.00 prize

Best 3 AA - $15.00 prize

Best 3 A - $15.00 prize

For ten dollars you can dedicate any of the individual Tri Color Awards in the program such as

Best AA FD, Best AA ID, Best B FD, Best B ID, etc. including Orchids, Collarettes, Poms and

all others.

You can make your selections at the July meeting or contact Show Chairman Joe Laundrie at

(631) 750-3591 or LAUNDRYUS@aol.com to reserve. Our Show Program will be printed

early in August.

DAHLIA DAYS

Steve Nowotarski is scheduled to make a

presentation at White Flower Farm in

Litchfield, Connecticut on August 6th

(10:00 a.m.) during their “Dahlia Days” cele-

brations. Steve is very involved with dahlias

on the local and a national level. He is a

LIDS and Mid Island Dahlia Society mem-

ber, the ADS Chair of the Garden Dahlia‟s

Committee, as well as, a member of the

ADS Classification Committee. Visit this site

to find more about the activities during

“Dahlia Days” at www,whiteflowerfarm.com.

TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS

“For me, a landscape does not exist in its own right, since its appearance changes at every moment; but the surrounding atmosphere brings it to life - the light and the air which vary continually.

Claude Monet

It „s not too early to begin taking

photographs of the magnificent blooms in the

garden to show in our October LIDS

Photography Show. The dahlias in this issue

of the newsletter were all taken during the

past month at various times of the day. The

sunlight, shadows, wind, and varying

weather conditions each provide a totally

different look through the camera‟s lens.

Visit the garden often and take advantage of

these changes. You will never be bored.

There are so many possibilities. Pat

LIDS PHOTOGRAPHY DISPLAY On display the month of August

Dahlia photographs that were taken by

LIDS members will be on display at the

Connetquot Library on 760 Ocean Avenue

in Bohemia. Flyers and information about

our Dahlia Shows will be available to the

public during this time.

Members that would like to exhibit one or

two 5” x 7” or 8 1/2” x 11” photographs

should contact Carol Jansch at (631) 567-

4965 and arrange to get the photographs

to her by July 21st.You can reach her at

keyrol@verizon.net

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LIDS ANNUAL PICNIC

August 14th

We look forward to our annual LIDS

Picnic. Tables will be set up under the huge

maple tree next to the dahlia garden.

Members are asked to bring a salad, main

dish or dessert to share with the group.

This social event is always very lively and

the food is sensational. LIDS will provide

appetizers, beverages, paper goods, plastic

ware, condiments, coffee, and tea. Tables

will be set up. We just ask you to bring a

chair.

Rain date Sunday, August 21st

Patrick Schildt, Hospitality Chair, will need

volunteers to help him set up the tables and

take care of putting out the food. Please let

him know if you can help at the July

meeting or call him at 563-8787. His email

address is patrickschildt@ optonline.net

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LIDS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

Editor-Patricia Murphy

Consultant-Lori Glatzer

Photographs-Pat Murphy and Dee Cunningham

MEMBERSHIP MEETING, JULY 21st

Carriage House (Upper level)

Our special guest will be Nelson Sterner, the new Executive Director of the Bayard

Cutting Arboretum.

Informal Educational Program

“What‟s Eating My Plants?”

Bring foliage and photos and Joe Lysik

and the Master gardeners will inspect the

culprits and suggest a remedy. Depending on

the symptoms, prune off and bring individual

infected leaves or stems. Dried out, dead

leaves are difficult if not impossible to diag-

nose/ Take home information on non toxic

strategies for fighting earwigs, slugs, spider

mites, and more. Be ready for powdery

mildew which will be upon us shortly

We will be asking people to sign up for the show program dedication and the dahlia show committees at the meeting.

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

We look forward to getting to know you.

Joseph Greco. West Islip

and

Allyn Thompson, Islip

WATERWISE GARDEN Call (631) 297-2422 for a guided tour of the

WaterWise Garden which was created by the

Cornell Cooperative Extension. The garden is

located in the area in back of the Wood

Workshop at the Arboretum. You can call in

using your cell phone and take the tour at your

own pace by following the prompts. Enjoy this

1st cell phone tour on Long Island.

NEW AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY (ADS) CLASSIFICATION CODE The next time that you are down to the garden, take the time to notice the labels on the

poles next to each dahlia, The labels contain a wealth of information. The dahlia is a plant that

celebrates diversity. The bloom‟s size range from the size of a quarter to the size of a dinner

plate. To the gardener‟s delight they come in 19 different forms and 16 different colors.

Look on the label and you will see the dahlia‟s name which is followed by its (American

Dahlia Society (ADS) number. You will see a 4 digit number. For example Long Island Lil

(#3003). The 1st digit is 3 which identifies it‟s size (3-BB). The 2nd digit designates the form

(FD-0). The 1st and 2nd digits in the next table designate all other forms. The last 2 digits

designate the predominate color (OR-03). Now look at Teasbrooke Redeye (#9008) which is

collarette (CO-90) and is a lavender on the color chart (L-08). Your can look on the

classification chart on the next page for all the dahlia names, forms, sizes, colors and their

abbreviations.

I hope to see you in the garden as you investigate and identify your favorite dahlias.

Pat Murphy

Wheels 9006 CO R/y

Teasbrooke Redeye 9008 CO L/l

Alley Rose 9609 S PR

Wildwood Marie 7305 WL DP

SIZE 1st DIGIT

AA 0

A 1

B 2

BB 3

M 4

SIZE DAHLIAS

FORM 2nd DIGIT

FD 0

ID 1

SC 2

C 3

IC 4

LC 5

OTHER FORMS

FORM 1st & 2nd DIGITS

BA 60

MB 61

P 62

ST 70

WL 73

NX 76

PE 80

AN 82

NO 86

CO 90

0 92

S 96

MS 97

COLOR LAST 2 DIGITS

WHITE 01

YELLOW 02

ORANGE 03

PINK 04

DARK PINK 05

RED 06

DARK RED 07

LAVENDER 08

PURPLE/BLACK 09

LIGHT BLEND 10

BRONZE 11

FLAME 12

DARK BLEND 13

VARIEGATED 14

BICOLOR 15

COLORS

Dahlia Classification 2011 Chart

Dahlia Forms There are 19 different dahlia forms. They can are characterized into two general groups: open-centered and

closed-centered (double) dahlias.

Open-centered forms have the center disc flower showing and it is surrounded by ray florets. They are identified by their form and color. Peony (PE)

Anemone (AN)

Single (S)

Mignon Single (MS)

Collarette (CO)

Orchid (O)

Novelty Open (NO)

Closed-centered (fully double) forms have flower heads with multiple rows of ray florets. The disc flowers are completely covered by the ray florets when a bloom is at the prime stage. Closed-centered dahlias are classified by size, form, and color. Formal Decorative (FD)

Informal Decorative (ID)

Straight Cactus (C)

Semi Cactus (SC)

Incurved Cactus (IC)

Laciniated Cactus (LC)

Ball (BA)

Miniature Ball (MB)

Pompon (P)

Waterlily (WL)

Stellar (ST)

Novelty Closed (Double Center) (NX)

Red (R) Bicolor (BI)

Dark Red (DR) Variegated (V)

Pink (PK) Dark Blend (DB)

Dark Pink (DP) Light Blend (LB)

Yellow (Y) Flame Blend (FL)

Lavender (L) Bronze (BR)

Orange (OR) White (W)

Purple (PR)/Black (BK)

A capital letter denotes the predominant color(s) on the face

of the florets. The only exception is the Orchid form which is

classified by the predominant color on the reverse side of the

ray floret. The color of the bicolor tips, secondary color(s) of

the blends, and variegated ray florets are listed second. A

lowercase letter is used as needed to denote the secondary

color. A slash(/) is used after the capital or lowercase letter

represents the color of the petaloids, domes, bicolor ray floret

tips, eye-zones, or the face of the ray floret of an orchid form.

AA (Giant) over 10 inches in diameter

A (Large) over 8 to 10 inches in diameter

B (Medium) over 6 to 8 inches in diameter

BB (Small) over 4 to 6 inches in diameter

M (Miniature) up to 4 inches in diameter

BA (Ball) over 3.5 inches in diameter

MB (Miniature Ball) 2 to 3.5 inches in diameter

P (Pompon) up to 2 inches in diameter

MS (Mignon Single) up to 2 inches in diameter

S (Single) over 2 inches in diameter

Chart based on ADS descriptions

Compiled by Patricia Murphy

Dahlia Colors Dahlia Sizes

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE

LIDS ANNUAL PICNIC

LIDS ANNUAL PICNIC Sunday, August 14, 2011

3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Meet us under the maple tree next to the William Wolkoff Dahlia Garden in the Bayard Cutting Arboretum.

Bring a salad, main dish, or dessert to share with others. Appetizers, paper goods, plastic ware, condiments, coffee, tea and beverages will be provided by LIDS. Please bring a chair.

Please R.S.V.P. Patrick Schildt, Hospitality Chair at

patrickschildt@optonline.net or (631) 563-8787

Raindate Sunday, August 21st.