I am airing a pet peeve. On this site there is some information about YOU that appears when you click on your name. It does not show your picture or give out your social security number or birth date, but does have place for where you live.. When discussing dahlia information, it is very useful to have some idea where you live . It obviously does not have to include your street address but it is really nice if you included just your city and State. And including your "plant zone" is sort of nice but not necessary. We live in Oregon City, Oregon .

    Teddahlia good suggestion - I didn’t even know there was a place to add the info until you asked.

    (Updated mine to Northern Indiana, 6b)

      I didn't know about the profile details either.

      I'm in Snoqualmie valley, WA but grew up in Minnesota and still think of myself as a transplant.

      I agree! Very helpful to know where people are.
      Charlotesville Virginia, I think we have just graduated to Zone 7b.

      Northern end of the Willamette Valley in Oregon, near the Columbia River.

      Thanks for bringing this up Ted. I have been having the same thought. This has always been on my profile - I am in Sequim, WA. The Blue Hole, nearly desert section, of NW Washington.

      There is actually a Hell, Michigan and it would be fun to say I lived there. Alas I'm in Dorr, Michigan, just south of Grand Rapids.

      wildabundancemi Hi, neighbor! If you haven't already discovered, there is a wonderful dahlia society chapter nearby- West Michigan Dahlia Society. We meet at Frederik Meijer Gardens during cool months and at member gardens in the summer. Feel free to PM me with any questions. 🙂

      https://westmidahlia.com/

        Hi Missy! Yes I actually went to the show last August (I think?) at FMG - that was awesome! My mom and I drooled over the Kelgai Ann bloom that won the big prize, put it on our list, and she snagged a couple tubers of her for us for this season. Great to know the meetings are at member gardens in the summer, that is so fun! I love garden tours. Maybe we'll get a chance to meet soon. Do you think you will you be hosting a meeting this year? Also, I know you mentioned being a member of a flower coop, is it the one in Middleville that used to be Creekside?

          wildabundancemi I hosted last July and that's enough hosting for me for a few years. Maybe forever. 😆 Yes, I did the collective in Middleville last season and I decided it's not for me. I'm possibly open to doing a co-op or a different operational model that is member run in the future, but TBH I like doing my own thing and my customers keep me busy.

            Grew up in Southeastern PA, which I still miss. Live in the San Juan Islands in NW WA coast - been up this way for 45 years. Supposedly a zone 8 here - until we get a zone 6 killing winter event, as in the past 3 years - this one was the worst.

            Live on Long Island, New York. Zone 7b.

            Right smack dab in the middle of New Mexico.

            "......in the middle of New Mexico." This is where location is is only partially useful. Elevation can make a big difference and if you are at sea level in many Southern states you would have "Death Valley weather" and at much higher elevations, you can actually grow dahlias. So , what is the elevation there in New Mexico? When do the UV rays at a higher altitude harm the dahlias?

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