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 ...

The simple care steps in June that make the difference between average dahlias and standout garden performers ...

Looking to light up late summer and fall with show-stopping color? Dahlias deliver. With forms ranging from precise pompons to giant dinner plates and shades from soft pastels to moody merlot, there’s ...

Enjoy dazzling dahlias in pots all summer with this simple guide to choosing, planting, and growing these popular flowers.

Sunflowers in the 2-3 foot range work well in front of larger dahlias. Taller 5-6 foot sunflowers will grow above the dahlia ...

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The dahlia is an ornamental that blooms all summer and is an excellent performer in the cutting garden. The scientific name of the garden dahlia is Dahlia hortensis but it is correct to use its common ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dahlias thrive in warm weather with full sun and well-drained, nutrient-rich soil. Tubers can be lifted, divided, and stored to ...

Retired school superintendent and educator Judy Stallworth believes that teachers never stop learning. So in May 2012, she was delighted to receive a box of dahlia tubers from a neighbor. “I’d never ...

Several years ago, my friend Sharon Richardson introduced me to dahlias. She grows dozens of different varieties each year, knows them by name, and keeps them going season to season by overwintering ...

The dahlia is one of the most spectacular of blooming plants now found in gardens across the world. These herbaceous perennial plants belong to the genus Dahlia and are indigenous to the highlands of ...