she recalls. “I was hooked.” The owner of Goldenrod Gardens gushes about dahlia flowers like some mothers carry on about ...

Planting at the wrong time can cause the tubers to rot.

Cooler temperatures are here, so if you are considering garden maintenance, you might be wondering if you can leave dahlias ...

Dahlias grow from tubers that store nutrients over the dormant season and protect the plant below the soil to allow it to pop up again the following year. This tuber is very sensitive to rotting ...

Closely related to sunflowers, daisies, chrysanthemums, and zinnias, the dahlia plant produces single-stem flowers that range from 2 inches to 1 foot in diameter. These easy-to-grow flowers are ...

New plants can be expensive and it's easy to grow your own from cuttings. All you need to do is trick the dahlia tuber into making new shoots in late winter. These can be snipped off and are so ...

Planting at the wrong time can cause the tubers to rot. Jacky Parker Photography / Getty Dahlias are true showstoppers in the garden, and it's easy to see why. Their unique petal arrangements come ...

In most cases, in well-drained soil or raised beds, you can just mulch or lightly cover your dahlias in the fall after ... and edge the lawn for winter and plant bulbs that will flower in the ...

Five years ago we moved into town and in our new home the only place I can plant the dahlias is against the ... I would be grateful for any tips you could give me. A: Alberta spruce are one ...

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