Ferncliff Gardens

September 1 2026

Greetings, We sure hope the summer has treated you well.

Its the start of September! How quickly another dahlia season begins. We hope to have the new 2027 Website up by mid September. Our Family business has been growing dahlias for four generations. FERNCLIFF had its beginnings in 1920 - 106 years ago. All our dahlias are grown here. "CANADIAN GROWN."

Weather wise, a very weird summer! Long stretches of high heat, short cool spells and smoke persisting throughout August. Cooler weather is now in the forecast for September. How each year is different & posses different challenges.

Enjoy your beautiful gardens. August and September are our "DAHLIA MONTHS". Keep them fed, use liquid or granular fertilizers with high phosphorus & Potassium, the newer slow-release granular fertilizers work well. When watering a good soaking is best. Foliage in the evening should be dry, This helps in powdery mildew control. Use "SAFERS END ALL" or "SAFERS 3 in 1" for any fungus & insect problems that occur, use weekly. For powdery mildew use "SAFERS DEFENDER" or "GARDEN SULFUR".

We look forward to sharing our dahlias with you.

Happy Gardening,

The Jack Family

David, Sheila, Tony, Angie