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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 unintroduced varieties of dahlias.
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.
Currently our introductions include:
IRISH BLACKBERRY      BA PR
SB's FLECK                     BA V W/L
SHARKY                         BA BI PR/W
MS ZELDA                      BA V W PR
IRISH MYSTIC               BB C V BI PR R W
SANDIA MARGE            BB C BR
SB's LEMON FLECK       B FD V Y/R
SB'S FIESTA                  BB FD V R/Y
SB's BECKY                   M FD PR
SANDIA ROJO              BB LC DR
NORTHLAKE HERITAGE B LC Y
IRISH GEM                      MB PR
MS KENNEDY                MB OR   2005 Hart Medal
SB's SUNNY                  MB Y   2003 Dudley Medal
SB's TEMPTRESS          MB DR
SB'S ZELDA LEIGH          MB V PR/W
SIR RICHARD              MB DPK   2008 Dudley Medal
SANDIA BELLE              N BI R/W
IRISH EMBERS              P FL   2007 Hart Medal
IRISH IMP                      P L
IRISH MISS                      P DB PR/WH
IRISH SPECKLES              P V PK/R   2006 Hart Medal
LITTLE CLOWN                  P R W O
SB's DANDY                    P PR
SANDIA TIGER                 A SC V OR R
TIGGER                          BB SC BI OR/W
IRISH PINWHEEL          ST FL   2007 Hart Medal
MS JULIE                      ST BI R/W
MS PRISSY                      ST R
SANDIA CALYPSO          WL DB DP/Y
SANDIA JOY                  WL Y Y10   2005 Hart Medal
SANDIA MELODY          WL LB W/L
SANDIA SERENITY          WL Y
SANDIA SHOMEI            WL L
SANDIA SHOWBOAT   WL Y

Sandy and Steve Boley

Birch Bay Dahlias

12027 62nd Ave. S

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