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 ...

Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind. Installing stakes before or shortly after planting helps avoid damaging ...

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 ...

Deborah Stone of Stone Hollow Farmstead reveals her secrets to growing and caring for dahlias—plus, the one mistake beginners ...

WHEN I FIRST started gardening, I thought dahlia growers were a bit odd. At first blush, dahlia growing seems full of unintelligible rituals. I could not quite understand how it worked or how it was ...

WHAT a whopper! Pensioner Jean Thacker is dwarfed by her garden's prize bloom - a 7ft tall dahlia. The 70-year-old retired caterer's 5ft 4ins frame has been put in the shade by her spiralling specimen ...

Dear Helen: The dahlias that I planted have done very well. My question: Is it advisable to cut them down early in the season to promote shorter, bushier plants rather than tall ones? H.B. To ...

We’re shouting out the praises of dahlias right now. As one of the most rewarding summer bulbs, we’re totally into this plant this hot season. If we could pick these flowers and use them as pompoms, ...

If the idea of "love at first sight" was ever proven true, it would surely be at the moment one first looks at a dahlia. These vibrant blooms, which are native to Mexico, command attention in any ...

If we could pick these flowers and use them as pompoms, we’d be out there in the garden cheerleading our way through this outdoorsy time of year. Maybe that’s why one of the dahlia varieties has been ...