For common tall garden varietals, pinch dahlias when the plant reaches around 12 inches and has four pairs of leaves. “Stopping” dahlias involves cutting off the top of the main growing stem to ...

From midsummer onward, dahlias often take the limelight in a garden – and deservedly so. Their vibrant colors and fabulous forms are nothing short of wondrous, and they make excellent cut flowers, too ...

Topping and disbudding are simple maintenance tasks that can greatly benefit your dahlias. Proper topping can make your dahlias fuller and bushier. Disbudding can help your dahlias produce bigger, ...

Dahlias produce more flower buds than the plant can nourish. When buds are pea-sized, pinch out the outer two in the cluster of three, allowing the central flower bud to reach its full potential.

DAHLIAS ARE MY absolutely favorite summer (and into autumn) flower. They are very perennial while offering more than 100 blooms per mature plant. With that said, let me revisit an article on these ...