February may still be cold, wet and stormy, but the garden never truly slows down. Now is the time to focus on getting warm-season plants ready, giving them the preparation they need to establish ...

Dahlias are exquisite flowers, but they don't bloom until later in the season. What can you plant with dahlias that shares the same soil and sun needs, adds color earlier, and will enhance the display ...

I appreciate Martha Stewart. Who else can help us with everything from gardening to gourmet goulash? Recently she advised embellishing drab and ordinary clay pots by painting stripes around the pot's ...

WHEN I FIRST started gardening, I thought dahlia growers were a bit odd. At first blush, dahlia growing seems full of unintelligible rituals. I could not quite understand how it worked or how it was ...

Hosta are tough but beautiful with varieties that range from 4 feet to 4 inches. And most importantly in Western Washington, they thrive in the shade. Courtesy photo The end of May is still the start ...

Monterey Bay area gardeners have access to a vast number of garden-worthy flowering plants that can succeed in the local summer-dry climate. Delving into the horticultural treasures that are suitable ...

Dahlias grow from sweet-potato-like tubers, native to Mexico and South America, that hybridizers have been working on for 200 years to create the diverse garden varieties we now have. They belong in ...

This is what to do with dahlias in July. Discover three key tasks to support their vigorous growth and prolong their blooms ...