If you want to maximize the size of your dahlia flowers, keep the main stems free of side shoots, allowing only the terminal bud to develop. This will result in one flower per stem, and is most ...

There is no more striking addition to a garden than dahlias. With their vibrantly colored, large blooms and curled petals, they demand attention. I have had dahlias before, but this is my first year ...

I’ve always adored dahlias – in other people’s gardens. As much as their cheerful appearance intrigued me, there was something about the planting, staking, digging up and storing-over-winter routine ...

I’ve always adored dahlias — in other people’s gardens. As much as their cheerful appearance intrigued me, there was something about the planting, staking, digging up and storing-over-winter routine ...

DINNER PLATE, Pompom, Cactus, Mignon are all the names of dahlias, and now is the time to plant these beautiful, easy-to-grow, readily available darlings of the summer cutting garden. While serious ...

It takes only a few minutes to plant dahlias, but it takes time to pick the right ones for the right location. There are several styles — cactus, water lily, anemone, dark-leaf, ball — as well as ...

Dahlias are one of those flowers people become obsessed with. They’re available in nearly every color, blooms come in many shapes and sizes, and new varieties come from breeders every year. And even ...

For more information, check out the American Dahlia Society for more growing and storing information: https://www.dahlia.org/growing/fundamentals-of-growing-dahlias ...

On any afternoon that I was toiling in the front border, I could count on my neighbor pausing on her daily walk. We passed the time in flower talk while her sweet, old spaniel rolled on his back in ...