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Judges Winners:
  • BEST OF SHOW:  First Bank "Life is a Beautiful Ride" (#52)
  • Second Place: Fresser's "Petunia Goes to Woodstock" (#34) 
  • Third Place: Wild Azalea Garden Club "Easy Rider Born to be Free" (#3)
Honorable  Mentions:
  • Car Full of Love (#6)
  • Milli (#29)
 
People’s choice winners:   
  • BEST OF SHOW:  Power of Play (#42)
  • Second Place: AnnaWear (#17) 
  • Third Place: Car Full of Love (#6)
Honorable  Mentions:
  • Secret Garden (#30)
  • Molly Grace (#33)
 

Single Bloom Competition

Best of Show - Amateur: Bianca Mitchell, for her Laciniated Dahlia
called “Encore”
Dahlia Festival

Best of Show - Professional Division: Tim Wheatley - Mountain Diva Gardens - Mini formal decorative called: “KA’s Rosie Jo”Placeholder

2024 Dahlia Festival Entries



Judges Winners:
  • BEST OF SHOW:  Four Seasons of Love and Learning - #27 (The Church of the Incarnation)
  • Second Place: Annawear - #18
  • Third Place: The Secret Garden - #28
Honorable  Mentions:
  • Full House Gallery - #5
  • Oak Leaf - #21
 
People’s choice winners:   
  • BEST OF SHOW: Fern of Highlands - #6
  •  Second Place: The Secret Garden - #28
  • Third Place: Happy Hill - The Vineyard - #14

Single Bloom Competition

Best of Show - Amateur: Mary Dotson
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Best of Show - Professional Division: Tim Wheatley6A8A3314-E-GC.jpg

2023 Dahlia Festival Entries



Judges Winners:
  • BEST OF SHOW:  BASCOM: “Gilded Frame” (#1 below)
  • Second Place: Crown Heritage Flower Design Studio: "A Still Life, Animated" (#5 below)
  • Third Place: Episcopal Church of the Incarnation: “God’s Gilded Age” (#21 below)
Honorable  Mentions:
  • Highlands Rotary (#32 below)
  • Mtntop Rotary (#29 below)
  • Laurel Garden Club (#13 below)
 
People’s choice winners:   
  • BEST OF SHOW: Highlands Historical Society: "Tennis" (#37 below)
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    Second Place: Lulu-Bleu: “Lulu Belle Roars in the ‘20s” (#10 below)
  • Third Place: BASCOM: “Gilded Frame” (#1 below)

2022 Dahlia Festival Entries



On Saturday and Sunday, September 11-12, Highlands became the backdrop for beautiful vignettes of dahlias and native plants. A trail map directed people to the displays. During the weekend, members of the public were encouraged to vote for the display they liked best. The voting closed at 5:30 pm on Saturday. This year there were 27 displays, as described below. Photos by Greg Clarkson.

2021 HHS Dahlia Festival Awards

Best of the Show: Dahlia Diorama - Drew English
Second Place: "Natives find their Bear-ings" - Highlands Biological Foundation
Third Place: "Mountains of Mexico" - International Friendship Center
Honorable Mention:  "A Place for Artists" - Lisa Dailey - Cultivation

People's Choice Winners

Best of Show: "Wedding Bells Are Ringing" by Mountain Garden Club
2nd Place: Natives Find Their Bear-ings by Highlands Biological Foundation
3rd Place: "Even Busy Bees Take Time To Smell The Dahlias"  By Carol Miller and Rebecca Wiler
Honorable Mention: "A Place for the Artist" by Lisa Dailey/Cultivation

Dahlia Show - Best of Show: Mary Dotson - pompom

2021 Dahlia Festival Entries



On Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th, Highlands became the backdrop for beautiful vignettes of dahlias and native plants. A map directed people to the displays. During the weekend members of the public were encouraged to vote for the display they liked best. The voting closed at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. This year there were 33 displays, as described below and photographed by Marty Boone, Boonedocks Photo Graphics.

2020 HHS Dahlia Festival Awards:

Best of the Show: Dahlia at the Bascom
First Place: Steel Dahlias
Second Place: Kirkin' and Bearfootin'
Third Place: Nature's Beauty Cannot Be Caged
Honorable Mentions: X Marked the Spot, The Bees Knees, Still Live With Flowers

Thanks to Kim Daugherty, Dahlia Festival Chair, her team, and all who made this year so splendid!