Hollyhill Dahlias is owned and operated by Ted and Margaret Kennedy of Oregon City,
Oregon. We have been growing dahlias since 1988. We enjoy breeding new varieties and
exhibiting dahlias in shows. Margaret is the chief pollinizer and selects the plants to be crossed
and carefully hand pollinates them. We grow well over 1000 dahlias from seeds each year and
keep only the best of them. It takes about 4 years to develop and test a new variety.
We are both dahlia show judges and exhibit in numerous shows each year. Margaret loves to
show dahlias in the arrangement classes. Be sure to check the She also likes to show
baskets of dahlias when she has time.
We no longer sell cut flowers but did so for over 20 years. Selling cut flowers has helped us
identify new seedlings that have cut flower potential. We specialize in selling the varieties we
have originated and other selected varieties. Recently, we have been working on varieties that
are good for flower arranging and have released several of them. We also are working on
waterlilies, giant dahlias, and miniature balls and formal decorative types along with the semi
cactus and cactus types. We do not grow any open center type dahlias. If you are interested
in our "works in progress", check out the seedling section of this website.
Oregon. We have been growing dahlias since 1988. We enjoy breeding new varieties and
exhibiting dahlias in shows. Margaret is the chief pollinizer and selects the plants to be crossed
and carefully hand pollinates them. We grow well over 1000 dahlias from seeds each year and
keep only the best of them. It takes about 4 years to develop and test a new variety.
We are both dahlia show judges and exhibit in numerous shows each year. Margaret loves to
show dahlias in the arrangement classes. Be sure to check the She also likes to show
baskets of dahlias when she has time.
We no longer sell cut flowers but did so for over 20 years. Selling cut flowers has helped us
identify new seedlings that have cut flower potential. We specialize in selling the varieties we
have originated and other selected varieties. Recently, we have been working on varieties that
are good for flower arranging and have released several of them. We also are working on
waterlilies, giant dahlias, and miniature balls and formal decorative types along with the semi
cactus and cactus types. We do not grow any open center type dahlias. If you are interested
in our "works in progress", check out the seedling section of this website.
Closeup of cover crop before Ted mowed and rototilled it.
| Margaret's first Best in Show arrangement at Portland in 2006. Flower is Sandia Shomei and it is one of Margaret's favorite arrangement flowers. Eventually, we may have enough stock to sell it but for now, Margaret keeps it all for herself. |
Margaret pollenizing a flower.
Margaret keeps records of the crosses.
House and yard 2010