DAHLIAS are, in my opinion, an essential addition to any summer garden, but spring is the perfect time to make more plants for free. Dahlias have come in and out of fashion over the years, but there ...

Gardeners who prize dahlias, cannas and gladiolus are faced with a choice: buy new every year, or dig them up, store them ...

Propagating dahlias can be done through division, cuttings, or seeds. Division involves using tubers, clones of mother plants, to produce new blooms. Seeds result in genetically unique dahlias, ...

The key thing to be aware of when leaving dahlia tubers in the soil is that they need to be kept warm, so you almost need to think of this as tucking them up in a cozy bed for the winter.

The reason we tend to dig up dahlias and store them out of the soil over winter is to keep them dry and frost-free, and ...

In the Western Washington climate, you can gamble with dahlias and leave them in the ground over the winter. Cut the stems off at ground level then cover the soil (with the tubers still buried ...

Q. I have trouble storing my dahlia tubers over winter. They seem to dry rot and I lose more than half. I have tried dry beach sand, saw dust, wrapping in newspapers and also misting them during the ...

Dahlias are a popular flower, suitable for both flower beds and containers. The plants are characterized by large, full blooms, and they can be grown as annuals or perennials, depending on your ...

Dahlias are delightful additions to the garden because they keep on giving. “Dahlias are the ”love flower,” because the more you cut them and give them away, the more flowers they produce,” says Becky ...

When selecting plants for this year's flower garden, be sure to include plenty of dahlias. These spring-planted, summer-blooming bulbs will take your homegrown flower arrangements to a whole new level ...