The key thing to be aware of when leaving dahlia tubers in the soil is that they need to be kept warm, so you almost need to ...

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

Should you pull annuals before winter or leave them in the ground? We asked gardening experts what to do before the cold ...

Dig up dahlias about two weeks after the first frost so the tubers can form eyes for next year’s growth. Clean, divide, dry, and store tubers in moist peat moss or vermiculite in a cool, dark spot.

In most cases, in well-drained soil or raised beds, you can just mulch or lightly cover your dahlias in the fall after you cut the stems to the ground. But if you are a devoted dahlia grower, you will ...

DAHLIAS ARE GENEROUS, both with their bountiful blooms and with an ability to exponentially increase underground tubers, which are, of course, the source of future flowers. But first, we’ve got to get ...

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 hydrangea “Endless Summer” is the one that started it all. One of the few blue flowers (in acid soil), it flowers on both old and new wood. In the fall, the choice to dead head or not to dead head ...