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 ...

Dahlias are some of the most magnificent flowers you can grow, and they make incredible cut flowers, too. With hundreds of types, dahlias work in any style garden from country cottage to formal ...

When you want show-stopping plants with big flowers, nothing beats dinner plate dahlias. These tall, colorful, long-blooming plants feature flower heads that can grow to more than 12 inches wide.

Dahlias love full sun, at least 6 hours a day. Pick a spot with good air circulation and well-drained soil Use a low-nitrogen fertiliser every 3–4 weeks once plants are growing. Too much nitrogen is ...

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Cold can kill dahlias left in the ground, so digging up the tubers and storing them for winter can ensure you'll have a beautiful flower garden next season.

The common wisdom is to cut back dahlias in fall after the first hard frost, but can you cut them before the frost? Here's ...

Plan now for a memorable grand finale in this year’s garden. Dahlias are spring-planted bulbs with big, colorful flowers that bloom continuously from midsummer to the first fall frost. Early in the ...

Dahlias flower reliably year after year as long as the tubers are protected from frozen, wet soils. Photo: SALLY TAGG / Stuff How to look after dahlias over winter depends on where you live, how old ...

Dahlias flower until the first frost in autumn, meaning lots of lovely flowers for a long time to come. I grow dahlias every year, and few other plants can compete with the amount of flowers produced.