Q: I love dahlias for their vibrant colors and intricate forms. This year, I would like to plant them in pots to brighten up my outdoor seating space. Are there any container-growing tips I need to ...

Planting at the wrong time can cause the tubers to rot. Jacky Parker Photography / Getty Dahlias are true showstoppers in the garden, and it's easy to see why. Their unique petal arrangements come in ...

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 ...

Tim Elkner and Megan Ranck grow award-winning dahlias. They shared tips on how to find them, grow them and save them for blooms year after year. Traditionally, flowers need an inch of water weekly.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some flowering plants are so varied, beautiful, and beguiling that they inspire single-minded devotion among gardeners. One example is dahlias, which have a seemingly endless array ...

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 ...

The motivation for today’s column is the 2024 annual Dahlia Show, presented by the Monterey Bay Dahlia Society. The column presents an overview of this plant’s annual cycle. Details on the 2024 Dahlia ...

As April showers give way to sunnier May days, we Oregon gardeners eagerly awaiting the right conditions for spring planting can’t help but ask: Are we there yet? The answer is never so simple as ...

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 ...

Dahlias are true showstoppers in the garden, and it's easy to see why. Their unique petal arrangements come in many colors, shapes, and sizes, providing a spectacular display from summer until the ...

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