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 his weekly Jamie’s Little Allotment column, gardener Jamie Marsh explains how to ‘save a bit of summer’ for next ...

In his weekly Jamie’s Little Allotment column, Gayton gardener Jamie Marsh explains how to ‘save bit of summer’ for next ...

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

We've yet to experience a hard frost or dip below zero degrees here in the north west of Ireland but the shorter day length ...

After the first fall frost, a couple of weeks of warm weather are common in many locations. Wait to plant your garlic until ...

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.

When the last dahlias have faded in the fall and the nights grow cooler, it’s time to think about winter. myHOMEBOOK gardening expert Franka Kruse-Gering explains what to consider when you want to ...

Dahlias don’t hibernate neatly; they either shrivel or turn to soup when winter storage goes wrong. The line between sleep and rot is thinner than you think. I’m standing in a cold shed in late ...