Cold can kill dahlias left in the ground, so digging up the tubers and storing them for winter can ensure you'll have a ...

Dahlias come in a wide assortment of sizes, shapes and colors. When provided with good growing conditions they will bloom ...

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 ...

Some flowering plants that produce bulbs, tubers, or corms need to be lifted and stored for winter. Know which you have if ...

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 ...

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 ...

Whatever method you choose, keep the tubers in a cool, dark place. An unheated basement or heated garage usually works.

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 ...

What is it about dahlias that generates such passion in gardeners? “Their diversity and the way they make people smile,” explains Robert Papp, president of the South Coast Dahlia Society. “There’s ...

Epsom salts are useful all over the home and garden, but certain flowering plants benefit from using it as a soil fertilizer ...

What normally would be a colorful landscape in Loveland resident Cindy Sprague’s backyard has just a few pops of brightness. Sprague, who grows dahlias and is down to 150 from 170 plants, cites tall ...

Twelve umbrellas went up in the backyard of Lenny Nicolosi’s house earlier this month, but it wasn’t because of rain. The 70-year-old Bay Shore resident was preparing for yet another series of annual ...