Dig on Dahlias

Join Joann and Allison chat with Agronomist, Blake TeVelde. Locally, Blake works for an Agronomy Center helping local farmers improve their crops. In this episode, Blake takes that knowledge and shares with us how we can test and treat soil to support overall dahlia health.  You've heard Blake before when he joined buisness partner, Thomas Bloomquist, on Season 2 Episode 4 when they shared all about their dahlia farm, North Cascade Dahlias. You can find more about North Cascade Dahlias on their social media @NorthCascadeDahlias and on their website www.northcascadedahlias.com. 

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. 

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

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!. 

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.