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Welcome to the Rhode Island Dahlia Society (RIDS)

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THE RHODE ISLAND DAHLIA SOCIETY INC

An American Dahlia Society Participating Organization

Promoting the Growing, Showing, and Beauty of the Dahlia

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Established in 1964 in North Kingstown, the Rhode Island Dahlia Society (RIDS) was initially comprised of 12 members who enjoyed growing dahlias and wished to spread the word about this beautiful flower.

News:

Membership for the Rhode Island Dahlia Society is now available  online

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Schedule of Events Next Meeting

North Kingstown Community Center

30 Beach St, North Kingstown, RI 02852 ·

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The next meeting of RIDS will take place at the N. Kingston Community center on November 3 2024 at 1:30 PM EST The topic is:

"How to Divide and Safely Store your Tubers

Rhode Island Dahlia Society members will share their Tuber dividing and storage  methods, experiences, and results. 

This will be followed with a business meeting and a Judging class.

To see the schedule of events for 2024 click here

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Annual Spring Tuber Sales  

This year there were two sales. The first was held  Sunday May 5 2024 at 1:00- 3:30PM. at the North Kingstown Community Center.

There was also be a second sale on

Saturday May 11, 2024 10am-3pm, Held at  Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd,, Bristol, RI 02809

A partial list of tubers in this years  sale   are listed here.

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 Click on the PDF button for basic instructions on how to store your tubers until it is time to plant them outdoors in late May.  Join us as a member to learn much more about these remarkable plants. 

Dahlia Shows

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Show at the Washington County Fair

The 2024 Washington County Fair Dahlia Show  took place  August 17, 2024 on Saturday and Sunday August 18, 2024   To see the 2024 show schedule click the PDF button below. To see the 2024 show results click here 

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The 58th Annual RIDS  Dahlia Show including Artistic Arrangements and Photo Contest 

took  place  on Saturday 9/7/24 at 3:00 PM -7:00 PM and Sunday 9/8/24 at 10:00 AM-4:00 PM  and was free to the public as a community service. The show  was at the North Kingston Community Center. The complete show schedule can be found and printed here. The 2024 show results can be found here

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The results of the 2024 Photo contest will be published when available. Be sure to see the winning photos and selected photos from the contest on display most of September at the Wickford Art Association Gallery.
For the results of the 2023 RIDS Photo Contest click on the photo below

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