Let’s face it: dahlia tubers or plants aren’t exactly cheap to buy, especially when purchasing in bulk. This growing season, for instance, I spent close to $120 for eight new dahlia plants. While ...

Extend the flowering season of dahlias by starting them early indoors. Dahlia tubers need warm soil to really get going. By starting them early indoors we can get them flowering earlier for the season ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Propagating dahlias can be done through division, cuttings, or seeds. Division involves using tubers, clones of mother plants, to ...

“I have enjoyed growing dahlias for the first time this summer and would like some advice on saving them over winter and growing them again next year with even better results.” — Bobbie Jackson, ...

The vast majority of people grow dahlias from tubers bought as bare roots or in pots at garden centres or online. There’s no shortage of variety when it comes to colours, size and flower shape with ...

This column contains a string of motives. First, it’s about a very popular group of garden plants: Dahlias. Many gardeners find dahlias very appealing, along with roses, irises, succulents and ...

Follow these steps to store your dahlia tubers successfully until spring. Dahlias need to be dug up and stored indoors to survive winter in Zones 7 and colder. Allow foliage to die back, then dig and ...

If you’re a gardener, fall is the time to start thinking about putting gardens to bed. Before you tuck them in, bring some of your favorite plants inside to enjoy next year. Many plants that are grown ...