Events
August 2019
71st Annual Michigan Dahlia Association Dahlia Show
Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105. Open to the public. Free. This off-site program is offered by Mich. Dahlia Assoc. (MDA). Free. NOTE: 2-day event takes place Sat. & Sun., Aug. 24 (11 am-6 pm) & 25 (11 am-2)
Find out more »September 2019
National Orchid Training Trends
A presentation on how other judging centers are educating their new and accredited judges as well as opinions from our new national training coordinator, Jean Allen-Ikeson. Includes a 1 pm orchid judging. Presented by Great Lakes Judging (Orchids).
Find out more »Annual Bonsai Club Auction
Members will offer trees, pots, and other bonsai-related items for sale. There will be both a live auction and a silent auction. Non-members may purchase items in the auction, but only members can offer items for sale. Presented by Ann Arbor Bonsai Society
Find out more »Community Dahlia Competition & Storing Demonstration
Exhibition open to all who will not be competing in an American Dahlia Society sanctioned show. Entries judged purely for garden decoration and consist of a single dahlia flower in a vase, supplied by MDA for the exhibition. Entries accepted 11 am-12:30 pm with judging at 1. Presented by Michigan Dahlia Association. (MDA).
Find out more »October 2019
African Violets, Gesneriads, Terrarium and Fairy Garden Plants Display and Sale
African Violets, Gesneriads, Terrarium and Fairy Garden Plants Display and Sale Free leaf propagation workshop at 10:45 am. Presented by Michigan State African Violet Society
Find out more »Awarded Phalaenopsis Orchids
See what judges across the country have selected as the finest Phalaenopsis orchids so far in 2019. Includes a 1 pm orchid judging. Presented by Great Lakes Judging (Orchids)
Find out more »January 2020
Measuring Difficult Orchids
Orchid judge Dave Miller explains how orchid awards are formalized through description and measurement of flower parts, including a group of orchids with very unusual flower parts not seen frequently but important to the pollinating insect. Includes a 1 pm orchid judging.
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