Dahlias are the garden's ultimate show-stoppers, with a dazzling lineup of varieties that bring beautiful pops of color to any backyard. From petite pompons to dinnerplate-sized blooms, these lovely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weston Spanish Dancer flowering in summer display (Wael Alreweie / Shutterstock) A key consideration when choosing the best types ...

After weeks of pampering, watering, and staking, dahlia flowers begin to emerge in summer. The beautiful blooms come in an array of colors and forms, from spiky cactus dahlias to giant dinner-plate ...

Dahlias are a beautiful addition to summer gardens. Grown from tuberous roots planted in the spring, dahlia blooms come in a near endless array of colors and forms. From spiky-petaled cactus-types to ...

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Frances Palmer has been making ceramics and growing dahlias in her Connecticut garden for three decades: “They’re just so joyous.” 17 Photos View Slide Show › By Margaret Roach It’s time to unpack the ...

They are great for colourful borders and fantastic in a vase. Sarah Raven chooses her top 20 dahlias to order now Dahlias add a shot of vibrant colour to borders Is there anyone out there who still ...

From bee-friendly blooms to indoor cut flowers, this stunning variety will embellish any garden or outdoors space ...

In mid-August, a few weeks into dahlia season, Mike Riordan's plants are ready to do battle. Stout stems support hundreds of flowers groomed, in part, to compete in the American Dahlia Society ...

DAHLIA aficionado Pat Cunningham likes to say he has either 40 years of experience or one year of experience 40 times over. Either way, he has grown hundreds of varieties of the flower in his ...

Deadhead spent blooms weekly by cutting stems back to the main branch to encourage bigger, better flowers. Water deeply once or twice a week and feed with a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer to ...