In Person Cutting Sale Information
Willow Rock Acres will be having our very first in person cutting sale in three weeks! This sale will be in the garage at the innovation center in downtown Arlington, Washington.
Important Information:
Date: Saturday May 31st, 2025
Time: The doors will open at 10AM sharp and will last as long as the cuttings do or until 2PM. If I still have cuttings and a line, we will stay later!
Address: 404 North Olympic Avenue Arlington, Washington 98223
Parking: There is ample parking on the main street and side streets.
Limits: I will have limits on a few varieties to make them available to more people who make the trip to the sale. I may lift limits on the day of the sale if I have more available or if there are enough to accommodate for the number of people in line at 10AM. I am hoping to have around 100 Lee’s Swiss Miss as well as Levi's Bubblegum, barring any catastrophes in the cutting room. I will be updating all email and Facebook subscribers the weeks prior to the sale with lists of varieties available.
How things will work: We are not going to end up on the news. Everyone is expected to be respectful and stay in a line as they move through the cutting sale. This is not going to be a free for all with shoving and craziness! The first person will move along the line and be able to buy whatever their heart desires in keeping with limits and then person number two will have the same opportunity. So on and so forth!
Plants: Everything will be potted up, hardened off, and ready to be planted outside! I use Sunshine Mix #4 soil, Mykos root stimulator, and pot into 3.5-inch clear, round pots so you can see the root development and know when it’s the right time to plant in the ground. In the event a variety is too new to be hardened off I will be noting that, so you are able to do the hardening off yourselves. I always pull away as much of the rooting cube as possible and bury nodes when I pot up my cuttings, so they have a higher probability of producing tubers for you! Every cutting comes with a laminated, waterproof tag for identification.
Prices: Prices are all listed on the website under Rooted Cuttings and will be the same on the day of the sale. Yes, taxes are required.
Guarantees: Everything I sell is guaranteed to bloom true to variety. Please check out the information under Cutting Guarantee for all the details before purchasing rooted cuttings from me!
Carrying all your goodies: I have recycled paper drink carriers that will hold 5 potted cuttings each as shown in the picture below. You can easily carry two cup holders. If you want to bring your own boxes that works, too!
Bathrooms: There are bathrooms on site, and I will have a code for everyone to access.
Payment Options: Most major credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Venmo & cash.
Varieties: This list will be fluid for the next two weeks. I will for sure have lots of Lee’s Swiss Miss if the bud that is about to bloom is indeed Lee’s Swiss Miss! I will also have lots of Levi’s Bubblegum. Bubblegum came straight from Levi in November. Levi’s Bubblegum is close to being confirmed, but I’m not sure if it will be confirmed in time for the sale. As you know, I don’t sell anything that isn’t confirmed first; I’m making an exception for Levi's Bubblegum. I have cuttings that I propagated just for the sale, Levi is not requiring it, and it will be days away from confirmation. In the event it isn’t confirmed on time, I will ask that you leave your name and email address so that I can contact you to give you a full refund if it blooms incorrectly.
No Lee's 2024 introductions will be sold at the cutting sale unless I have already gotten a verified bloom. We will likely have Lee's Goldfinch, Lee's Swiss Miss, Lee's Brick House, Lee's Punch Drunk Love, Lee's Arabesque, Lee's Tom Hodges & Lee's Kewpie. There are also small buds on a few others, (Lee's Blue Sunday, Lee's Bertie, Lee's Grand Budapest) however I'm not sure they will be verified in time for the sale.
I am supportive of all dahlia hybridizers and believe their hard work and dedication should be compensated! Willow Rock Acres gives back voluntary royalties to both Lee & Levi for every tuber or cutting of theirs I sell.
Watch our Facebook page for updates on varieties. A lot of the rooted cuttings I have on the website will be there! Yes, 20th Ave Pink Cloud, AC Twisp, Hapet Barbie, Hollyhill Pink Martini, Hollyhill Serenity, Hollyhill Pink Parfait, Lee's Hopscotch, Lee's Golden Raspberry, Lee's Halo, Lee's Hubba Bubba, Lee's Sugar Rush, Lee's Pineberry Trifle, Night Silence, Carolina Wagemans, Rosemary Webb, Bulls Blood, Glenmarc Skye, Fawn, Rosie Raven, Levi's Blue Smoke, Levi's Tomato, Levi's Sunfire and so many others will all be there!
I am so excited to have our very first in person sale and share the love of dahlias with you all! A few of my friends and family will be there helping me so please show them the kindness you have shown me! Thank you all so much for your purchases throughout this season. I am blown away by the kindness and support you have shown me and my family.
Hope to see you in 3 weeks!
~Sarah