Everything Grows

In 1964, our family moved to the Wenatchee Valley. My dad, Tony DeRooy, had just been hired as the first Landcape Supervisor at Rocky Reach Dam. Prior to that, he had worked for the Great Northern Railroad as the third of only three (ever) Superintendents of Parks. He had followed in the footsteps of my grandfather, Arie DeRooy, who had the position from 1934 until his death at Many Glacier Lodge on August 8, 1951. Growing plants, flowers and children was their life work. Anyone who knew these men, as well as the women who have stood faithfully by (thanks, Mom!) recognized their passion. This blog will be concerned mainly with dahlia and garden thoughts, but will also discuss things that are happening in the beautiful valleys, plains and mountains that we know as North Central Washington.

Monday, August 23, 2010

NCW News and Events

Hello, dahlia fanciers! We are busy getting ready for our annual judged show and exhibit, to be held on September 18-19, starting at 10:00 am each day. Once again, we will be at the Wenatchee Valley Mall, Center Court, and hope to have more blooms than ever in the show. We have a great crew of judges coming over from Western Washington, and a check of the NCW Demonstration Garden looks promising for show quality flowers in abundance, just in time!

It was a little windy in the past few days, so local growers have been busy making sure that everything is tied up and secure. You are invited to post to this blog, sharing what's up with you and your gardens. We had a great opportunity to tour 3 great gardens at our meeting last Thursday, and all of us walked away, inspired by the blooms and well-fed by appetizers, pizza, salad, and yummy peach and berry desserts (cheesecake and cobbler)! This will definitely become an annual event!
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