If you haven’t planted your dahlias yet, you might actually be ahead of the gardeners who have. While half the neighborhood ...
Their array of wonderful colors and flower shapes results in a spectacular display in the late summer garden, but to get the most from these plants, you’ll want to be confident about how to keep ...
Deadheading dahlias regularly is key to a long, vigorous blooming season. Fading blooms should be deadheaded as soon as the flower centers start opening. Making deep cuts when deadheading encourages a ...
Dahlias are beautiful flowers that put on a real show in the warmer months. However, while dahlias are forgiving blooms and easy enough to grow, there are certain parts of the garden where you should ...
Dahlias are hungry plants. These much-adored summer stalwarts are the primary givers in my yard come July and August, but in addition to water and soil they need one essential thing in order to reach ...
Dahlias may not be the first flower the average gardener thinks about every summer, but their easy care and incredible diversity have garnered a lot of fans. In fact, there are several local societies ...
Dahlias will flower from now until the first frost in autumn. I have grown dahlias for many years, and they are very hard to beat for producing such a large number of flowers. A few dahlia tubers ...
Q I have Purple Gem and White Star dahlias blooming. When I cut the flowers, they die within a day or two. I have cut them with a short stem for single- and low-flower displays. Is this the problem? A ...
Full of colour and variety, the dahlia is a must-have summer flower. One gardening influencer, Sophie Valentine, is an expert in growing these beautiful flowers and posts her tips on her Instagram ...
DAHLIA aficionado Pat Cunningham likes to say he has either 40 years of experience or one year of experience 40 times over. Either way, he has grown hundreds of varieties of the flower in his ...