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These simple tasks will help you grow bigger, more beautiful flowers. Topping and disbudding are simple maintenance tasks that can greatly benefit your dahlias. Proper topping can make your dahlias ...

When the last dahlias have faded in the fall and the nights grow cooler, it’s time to think about winter. myHOMEBOOK ...

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, ...

In the Chicago area so far this year, there has been adequate rain to keep bluegrass lawns green and growing, and my home lawn is still looking healthy. Established bluegrass lawns need about an inch ...

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 ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was fortunate to visit the spectacular dahlia gardens on Enders Island in Mystic. For those unfamiliar with this retreat, an 11-acre seaside estate was donated to the Society ...

Dahlias need to be dug up and stored indoors to survive winter in Zones 7 and colder. Allow foliage to die back, then dig and cure tubers dahlias before storage. Balancing moisture and air circulation ...

The last week of June is the time to set your flowers up for continued color by fertilizing and remembering to dead head and pinch back annuals such as petunias, geraniums and marigolds. A good rule ...

When earlier blooming flowers are fading, dahlias, if grown correctly, will be in full bloom, bringing a crescendo of late season color until the first hard frost. In some gardens, dahlias seem to run ...