It's easy to fall in love with dahlias. Their massive flower heads are visual dynamite in a fall garden—and they look just as beautiful in a vase after you cut and arrange them. Dahlias are grown from ...
If you can’t get enough of growing dahlias in your garden but don’t want to buy new tubers every spring, the good news is that dahlia tubers can last for years under the right storage conditions.
Dahlia tuber clumps wait to go into storage after being dug up from the ground. The necks and roots have been trimmed and the dirt has been brushed off. The tuber varieties have been labeled with a ...
Although originally a native of Mexico, dahlias have become a British classic. A few years ago though, they fell out of favour with gardeners who thought of them as an old fashioned, gaudy and time ...
Storing for Dahlia tubers in the autumn means you will have lots of free plants in the spring. Here are some steps to dig up and store them. What are dahlia tubers? Dahlia tubers are the bulbous roots ...
When the last dahlias have faded in the fall and the nights grow cooler, it’s time to think about winter. myHOMEBOOK gardening expert Franka Kruse-Gering explains what to consider when you want to ...
Q. The giant dahlias we planted in the spring grew and flowered really well. The package said it was necessary to lift the tubers and store them indoors for the winter. Is this correct for our climate ...
Dahlias offer spectacular color for the late-summer garden. They're fairly easy to grow if you give them what they like -- sun, well-drained soil and a low-nitrogen fertilizer -- and keep the slugs ...
Dahlias are generally thought of as fall flowering plants in our area. When planted directly into the ground, they generally don’t hit their blooming stride until late summer. Dalia gardeners who want ...
Dahlias are delightful additions to the garden because they keep on giving. "Dahlias are the 'love flower,' because the more you cut them and give them away, the more flowers they produce," says Becky ...
Pick some popular varieties when the Southeastern Michigan Dahlia Society (SEMDS) holds its annual Dahlia Tuber and Plant Sale at Telly’s Greenhouse and Garden Center in Troy from 9 a.m.-noon May 4.