Learn how to collect dahlia seeds, and experience the anticipation of creating new dahlia hybrids in your garden.
As Autumn comes to an end, so does dahlia season. It is such a joy to work with beautiful seasonal blooms and, in the case of dahlias, I have utilised them both fresh and dried. I love the way dahlias transform as they dry but acknowledge that the drying process, itself, is one great experiment fraught with wins and losses. In this month’s blog, I share my tips for drying dahlias successfully.
Dahlia is one of the favourite spring flowers and you can make your own oversized paper version with the materials you can easily find in a craft store. If
Dahlia tubers are the root of the plant that grows in clumps and here is how to dig, divide and store tubers during the cold months of winter
Learn how to collect dahlia seeds, and experience the anticipation of creating new dahlia hybrids in your garden.
A beginner's guide to growing dahlias. Everything you need to know to successfully plant, grow, and care for your dahlia flowers.
Storing dahlias can be challenging. Here are some great tips on how to store dahlias over winter, so they will be safe and snug until spring.
Dahlias are my new obsession... can you tell?!
Growing dahlias from seed is different from growing dahlias from tubers. When you grow dahlia from seed, no two plants will ever be the same!
Growing your own dahlias from seeds can save hundreds of dollars if you want a large flower garden. Getting started is easy, and this article will walk you through each step!
Dahlias are a gorgeous late summer bloomer. You can get more of what you love this Spring when you propagate Dahlias from Cuttings!
If you want to expand your dahlia patch, it's easy to propagate these plants by stem or tuber cuttings. Learn how to propagate dahlias now on Gardener's Path.
As part of a series on specialist plant growers, Clare Foster talks to Erin Benzakein of Floret Farm in the Skagit Valley, Washington, whose prize flower crop is 850 glorious varieties of dahlia
Growing dahlias from seed is different from growing dahlias from tubers. When you grow dahlia from seed, no two plants will ever be the same!
Learn how to collect dahlia seeds, and experience the anticipation of creating new dahlia hybrids in your garden.
Clare Foster explains how to grow dahlias, how to care for them, whether they are perennials, and chooses favourite varieties
A Beginner’s Step By Step Guide For Planting Dahlia Tubers Have you just purchased dahlia bulbs and now you find yourself wondering now ‘how do I plant dahlia…
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Thinking about overwintering your dahlia tubers through the cold winter season? I'll share some different methods and simple tips on how to safely dig up and store your dahlia tubers over the winter.
For two decades, since the publication of her first book, ‘The Cutting Garden’, Sarah has led the way in introducing a new kind of productive gardening. Her aim, to create intense colour and beauty combined with a practical and easy to achieve approach. Her love of gardening extends to all
Learn how to collect dahlia seeds, and experience the anticipation of creating new dahlia hybrids in your garden.
Digging dahlias is an arduous task. Learn how to dig dahlia tubers, with tips on digging, dividing and storing the tubers away for winter.
Some insects want a dahlia for a meal. Others want the dahlia to reproduce. Learn about the insects that attack dahlias and how to control them here.
Learn all about the best fertilizer for dahlia flowers and how to apply dahlia fertilizers. Dahlias need phosphorous to produce big flowers!
Dahlias can add a rainbow of hues to your flower garden, but If you're not sure whether your dahlias look healthy, check out the five most common mistakes when growing dahlias. Find out what you can do to ensure they produce a full show of blooms.
Learn how to collect dahlia seeds, and experience the anticipation of creating new dahlia hybrids in your garden.
You can divide dahlias in the fall or you could do so in the spring. But it’s not quite as simple as just cutting a tuber free.
Learn how to store dahlia tubers over winter to keep them safe until spring. The successful methods use paper bags, newspaper, plastic wrap, and crate storage.
Expanding your collection of dahlia plants is easy and effective when you learn how to take dahlia cuttings. By taking cuttings, you can create more plants, resulting in an increase in new tubers and flowers.
How to: Triming and Staking Dahlias - I'm going to show you how my 27 tubers are doing and let you know what's next for the dahlias I'm growing.