Washington State University Master Gardener Betty Ashland will share techniques and her passion for growing dahlias at noon Thursday, Oct. 22, at in the county commissioner’s meeting room of the Clallam County Courthouse.

Ashland will discuss planting times, depth, watering and fertilizer needs. She also will explain how to dig, divide and store the tubers in the fall.

Ashland grows more than 90 dahlia plants each year in her home garden. She said, “I want gardeners to feel the joy in growing these beautiful and varied flowers and sharing them with friends and neighbors.”

She manages the shrub garden at the Master Gardener’s Woodcock Demonstration Garden and is a veteran of the Youth Enrichment program.

She was recognized with the Master Gardener lifetime achievement award, called the Golden Trowel Award, in 2009.

This presentation is part of the Green Thumb Garden Tips brown bag series sponsored by the WSU Clallam County Master Gardeners in Port Angeles.

Attendees may bring a lunch. For questions, call 417-2279.