Birch Bay Dahlias
Formerly SB Gardens
Our primary direction is breeding new dahlias. We are trying to breed dahlias that
are both show flowers and colorful flowers. Because of this direction we do not have
large quantities of any particular variety of flower. Due to our breeding of new
varieties over half of our production is in seedlings and un-
We have been cutting back on the number of flowers that we grow, keeping
the flowers we use for breeding. The flowers that we find to be prone to disease
we are also eliminating to improve the quality of the new flowers we are breeding.
We have been growing dahlias and breeding dahlias since 1990. We started growing
dahlias at our house just south of Seattle. It wasn't long before we were growing
flowers on a friends property in Mt Vernon, WA. when we needed more space for seedlings
and named varieties. In 1995 we purchased five acres north of Ferndale WA where
we started SB Dahlias. A few years later we changed the name to Birch Bay Dahlias.
We
are members' of Puget Sound Dahlia Association, Snohomish County Dahlia Society and
Whatcom County Dahlia Society. We are also members of the Federation of NW Dahlia
Growers and the American Dahlia Society.
We do not sell cut flowers ourselves but
we are trying to breed dahlias for the cut flower market. Our customer list includes
many commercial growers who sell to the cut flower market. We also have customers
who are among the top growers at showing dahlias across the country. Due to our size
and the cost involved with international sales we have stayed out of this area for
the time being. When we move to Ferndale this will probably change.
