The secret to spectacular dahlias.

July dahlia care is easy but the right watering, feeding, pruning and pest control is key to an abundant, long-lasting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dahlias thrive in warm weather with full sun and well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. Tubers can be lifted, divided, and stored to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener planting dahlia tubers into a freshly dug hole next to a spade and a box of tubers - Mariia Boiko/Shutterstock Is there ...

It's easy to fall in love with dahlias. Their showy flower heads fill gardens with beauty from mid-summer through fall, and they look just as beautiful in a vase after you cut and arrange them.

“The dahlia’s first duty in life is to flaunt and to swagger,” wrote British horticulturist Gertrude Jekyll, “and to carry gorgeous blooms well above its leaves, and on no account to hang its head.” ...

It’s at this time of year that responsible-minded gardening columnists typically advise their readers to dig up tender dahlia tubers – the fleshy, underground part of the plant, not unlike potatoes – ...

Among the most beautiful of flowers, dahlias are also edible! Most people don’t realize that dahlias are a close New World relative of both sunflowers and Jerusalem artichokes. In addition to the ...

Every season I searched for unusual varieties, carefully labeled each plant, and stored the tubers through the winter so they ...

Q: I bought a number of dahlia tubers recently. When and how should I plant them? A: Dahlia tubers are best planted after the soil has warmed a bit, between mid-April and mid-May. In a sunny location ...

If you want to get ready for summer parties and picnics, then getting your garden in shape is a great place to start. For a flash of colour in your garden, you can plant bulbs now and enjoy stunning ...