Just because you've plucked all your garden's fruits and veggies and watered your flowers for the last time doesn't mean your gardening job is over. It's time to start harvesting seeds. While it's ...
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, ...
If the idea of "love at first sight" was ever proven true, it would surely be at the moment one first looks at a dahlia. These vibrant blooms, which are native to Mexico, command attention in any ...
Harvest season, to most of us, means rounding up the garden's edibles. But there is another crop that's ripe and ready at this time of year -- seeds! Most plants, especially the annuals that we grow, ...
HOW OFTEN DOES a photo of an old pickup truck go viral? Even when the bed of the truck is filled to overflowing with buckets of dahlias in luscious colors? Farmer-florist Erin Benzakein of Floret ...
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 ...
Short of growing space but still hungering to cultivate a little of your own food this year? Here are some useful suggestions for easy-to-grow, tasty and productive food crops happy to grow in a pot ...
Dahlia flowers, a member of the Asteraceae family, are a star in the garden during late summer and early fall. Their beautiful statement blooms come in various shapes, colors, and sizes, from small ...