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Iris Hybridizer and Grower Josh Prieb of Fascination Iris Farm Sep 29, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat all things iris with Josh Prieb of Fascination Iris Farm. Josh operates Fascination Iris Farm out of Whatcom County, WA where he grows hundreds of iris varieties, including a few of his own cultivars. Josh shares with us a bit of his gardening history as well as the the processes of how to hybridize and classify iris.

To learn more about Josh, you can follow along on social media @fascinationirisfarm and on his website https://jprieb751.wixsite.com/fascination-iris.

Stacey Kons with Sweet Collarette Flower Patch Sep 22, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Stacey Kons of Sweet Collarette Flower Patch. While newer to hybridizing, Stacey is having great success and creating some beautiful dahlias. Stacey finds rest and solitude in her dahlia patch and encourages others to do the same. She blogs about her experiences on her website.

To learn more about Stacey, you can follow her on Instagram @sweetcollarette or on her website https://sweetcollarette.myshopify.com

Using Your Phone for Floral Photography with Adrienne of Tah-Dahlia! Aug 11, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat (more learn from) with Adrienne of @Tah-Dahlia! on how to take better pictures of our dahlias using our phone cameras. Adrienne shares with us several different considerations on how to set up your scene, how to utilize lighting and how to capture the perfect picture. Helpful to those looking to enhance their social media and/or improve the images on their website.

You can find out more about Adrienne on her Instagram @Tah-Dahlia!.

Roe Shands of Sweet Briar Flowers Jul 14, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Roe of Sweet Briar Flowers. What started off as relief at the end of a long day in coporate finance has flourished into a love for flower farming, dahlia growing and hybridizing. Roe and her husband grow thousands of dahlias in the Pacific Northwest. Her first introduction, Roe's Seanshine, landed the cover of the 2026 dahlia annual, Dahlias of Today! Listen to find out how they use dahlias for good.

You can find out more about what Roe and Sean are up to on their website www.sweetbriarflowerspnw.com and on social media IG @sweetbriarflowerspnw.

Sabika with Seattle Girl Farm Jul 07, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Sabika of Seattle Girl Farm. Sabika shares her story how gardening to support her father during health concerns unexpectedly brought her to grow and love dahlias. Once in the tech world and fashion design, Sabika now finds herself growing hundreds of dahlias, a member of her local flower cooperative, SnoCoFlo, and a memeber of her local dahlia socieity.

You can find out more about Sabika on her social media Instagram @seattlegirlfarm and on her website www.seattlegirlfarm.com.

Catheriya Burke with South Moore Garden Discussing Virus Removal Through Meristem and Tissue Culture Jun 23, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Catheriya Burke of South Moore Garden. Catheriya is a hobby grower who fell into learning how to clean dahlias of virus through tissue culture because of her desire to grow healthy stock after purchasing some expensive international cultivars. Catheriya openly shares with others how to be able to do the same on her social media. Catheriya has started hybridzing dahlias and is creating some beautiful blooms!

To find out more about South Moore Garden and all Catheriya has been up to, you can visit her Instagram @SouthMooreGarden or you can contact Catheriya through email at info@southmooregarden.com.

Liz Appleby of Lilibet Dahlias Jun 03, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Liz Appleby of Lilibet dahlias. Growing and exhibiting dahlias over in East Sussex, Liz focuses on growing dahlias both for exhibition and improving cut flower varieites. Liz shares with us her story of how she got started in dahlias and what she is currently up to. Spoiler, Liz is a waterlily lover!

You can find out more about Liz on Instagram @lilibetdahlias an on her website www.lilibetdahlias.co.uk

Dahlia Enthusiast and Exhibitor Philip Merritt May 26, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Philip Merritt, dahlia enthusiast and successful dahlia exhibitior. Philip went all in on dahlias after planting a few during the COVID lockdown. His love for dahlias exponentially grew into entering blooms into exhibition and winning Best in Show! While he was newer to growing dahlias, Philip is certinaly not new to growing and arranging beautiful flowers. Listen in to hear his journey with flowers.

Karen Sanchez ADS Classification Chair and Senior Judge May 19, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with Karen Sanchez, ADS Classification Chair. Karen shares with us a look into keeping all the show results organzied within the Classification Handbook of Dahlias, an annual publication sent out by the American Dahlia Society summarizing all the show winning and newly introduced dahlias.

Karen is an active senior judge in the Pacific Northwest. She has released a few blooms with the Hacienda prefix. Her new blooms are released through Lobaugh's Dahlias.

Joann and Allison: Dig on Dahlias 2nd Anniversary May 05, 2026

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Join Joann and Allison chat with one another about it being the Dig on Dahlias' second anniversary! We have had so much fun meeting all of you. A huge thanks to all of you who support and listen in each week!

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