Where can I grow dahlias? Select an area of your yard with a minimum six hours of sun, preferably morning light and afternoon shade. Dahlias thrive in well-drained soil that has been enhanced with ...

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 ...

Dahlias tubers that are stored indoors in winter are susceptible to getting dried out. But if that happens, there are ways to ...

For common tall garden varietals, pinch dahlias when the plant reaches around 12 inches and has four pairs of leaves. “Stopping” dahlias involves cutting off the top of the main growing stem to ...

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 ...

When I was a kid, my dad often planted a row of dahlias along the edge of our vegetable garden. As the garden faded in late summer, the dahlias took over with big blooms, often measuring more than six ...

Q: Do all types of dahlias have to be taken inside for the winter? I planted some this past spring and they are now huge and budding profusely. A: It's not unheard-of for some dahlias to overwinter in ...

Ensure a beautiful cutting garden next spring. Dahlia blooms keep color in the garden all summer and up until the first frost, even when other plants are fading fast. Plant a cutting garden with a ...

Just like perennial plants, some garden questions come up year after year. How to keep geraniums, fuchsias and dahlias from dying over winter is one of them. “Some plants are what we call tender ...

Question: I bought several dahlias, but I know nothing about the care. When should I remove the blooms and feed the plants? Answer: Dahlias are treated as annual flowers throughout most of Florida.