For Courtney Kalian of Silo Dahlias, flowers and farming have always been tied to family. Her love for dahlias began in her aunt and uncle’s garden, while the name Silo Dahlias reaches even further back, to her grandparents’ dairy farm in Brush Prairie, Washington,...
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Sharing beauty
THROUGH DAHLIA EDUCATION
• the latest from Triple Wren •
Novice Hybridizer: BRENT OPALEK
Hello friends! We're excited to introduce you to one of the newest members of our hybridizer family, Brent Opalek. Brent was part of our Novice Hybridizer Class of 2025, but his dahlia story began almost 20 years ago with a visit to Seattle, which eventually led to...
Novice Hybridizer: Lee Pusch
I'm excited to introduce one of our newest Novice Hybridizers to you, along with THREE beautiful new hybrids that we're honored to help her bring to market in 2027. LEE PUSCH Lee Pusch owns a small flower farm called Lillee’s Blooms in Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada....
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Ken Greenway
Some people grow dahlias because they are beautiful. Others grow them because something in the flower speaks deeply to them. Ken Greenway is one of those rare souls whose life has quietly intertwined with dahlias for decades. His flowers are steady,...
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Bill Doolittle
Every hybridizer we work with carries a story, something tender and true that flows right into the flowers they create. Today we are honored to introduce you to Bill Doolittle, a gifted dahlia breeder whose work and heart we deeply admire. Bill Doolittle and...
Novice Hybridizer: Beckie Curtis
Today we’d like to highlight Beckie Curtis from Carpe Dahlia. Beckie is a member of Triple Wren’s Novice Hybridizer Program and has THREE new dahlias she’ll be introducing this year, with more in the pipeline for future years! Beckie Curtis Beckie is a passionate...
Novice Hybridizer: Jessica Dell
Today we're highlighting Jessica Dell, member of Triple Wren's Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024 and the creator of the stunning new dahlia PK Bloodshot. Jessica Dell Jessica focuses her dahlia hybridizing efforts on collarette dahlias in the Hudson Valley of NY. She...
Novice Hybridizer: Dawn Hubbell
Today we're featuring Dawn Hubbell from Whistling Bee Farm and Florals. Dawn was a member of the Triple Wren's Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024 and is the creator of the glorious new dahlia, Whistling Bee's Dawn's Early Light. Dawn Hubbell Ever since she was a little...
Novice Hybridizer: Alexandra Finch
Today we'd like to introduce you to Alexandra Finch, member of Triple Wren's Novice Hybridizer Class of 2024, and her amazing dahlia, Finch's Cornman. Alexandra Finch Alexandra is a farmer-florist and small business owner of Finch Florals, an event floral studio based...
New Legacy Dahlias from Birch Bay Dahlias
Our lives are filled with dahlias right now, despite the fact that it's winter. Every day we’re either organizing and dividing the 50,000-ish tuber clumps we dug from our field last fall, or busy talking with the amazing hybridizers who created them. Today we’d like...
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Glenn Gitts
Within our Dahlia Legacy Program, we’re honored to feature several different dahlias from hybridizer Glenn Gitts, who lives and creates right here in Whatcom County, Washington state. Despite his obvious current love for creating and cultivating dahlias, Glenn...
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Jean Heeringa
Today we’d like to introduce you to another talented hybridizer: Jean Heeringa. We feel blessed to know her, as she brings so much joy and beauty into the world, and love having her as part of Triple Wren’s Legacy Program. Jean Heeringa Jean and her late husband...
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Walt and Cory Wynne
Walt and Cory Wynne This week in our Legacy Program hybridizer feature, we’re featuring Wyn’s Dahlias. When we first began growing dahlias, Walt and Cory Wynne were our down-the-street neighbors here in Ferndale, Washington, and their amazing, life-long journey of...
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Kristine Albrecht
Today’s Legacy Program Hybridizer is no stranger to most dahlia lovers in the U.S., as her stunning creations have been melting the hearts of gardeners and florists alike for years! Kristine Albrecht, founder of Santa Cruz Dahlias, started growing dahlias in 2006, and...
Legacy Dahlia Hybridizers: Paul Bloomquist
Today we’d like to introduce you to the very first hybridizer of our Legacy Dahlia Program. In fact, we started the Legacy Program just for him! In 2017, Steve met Paul Bloomquist at a local Dahlia Society meeting, and over the years they became friends. Paul is a...
Our Legacy Dahlia Program
When I think about the incredible diversity that’s found in dahlia blooms, it really takes my breath away. The growers we know who have dedicated their lives to stewarding the heritage of this flower have created new beauty by hybridizing new dahlias, and we are so...










