DAHLIAS are, in my opinion, an essential addition to any summer garden, but spring is the perfect time to make more plants for free. Dahlias have come in and out of fashion over the years, but there ...

Propagating dahlias can be done through division, cuttings, or seeds. Division involves using tubers, clones of mother plants, to produce new blooms. Seeds result in genetically unique dahlias, ...

Dahlias are tuberous perennials, offering beautiful flowers each spring or summer. But they need to be dealt with carefully ...

The best time to plant dahlias for summer flowers is after the last frost, typically March or April. Prepare your soil with ...

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 ...

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Dahlias, the national flower of Mexico, are easy to grow and yield bountiful beautiful blooms from mid-summer through first frost. Their many shapes, sizes and riotous colors will brighten up any ...

Dahlias are one of the highest production plants you can grow, so you won’t be disappointed at the result if you plant some. Dahlia tubers - specialised storage stem of certain seed plants - and bulbs ...

When selecting plants for this year's flower garden, be sure to include plenty of dahlias. These spring-planted, summer-blooming bulbs will take your homegrown flower arrangements to a whole new level ...

Q. I have trouble storing my dahlia tubers over winter. They seem to dry rot and I lose more than half. I have tried dry beach sand, saw dust, wrapping in newspapers and also misting them during the ...