I’ve always adored dahlias – in other people’s gardens. As much as their cheerful appearance intrigued me, there was something about the planting, staking, digging up and storing-over-winter routine ...

When selecting plants for this year's flower garden, be sure to include plenty of dahlias. These spring-planted, summer-blooming bulbs will take your homegrown flower arrangements to a whole new level ...

Dahlias are the garden's ultimate show-stoppers, with a dazzling lineup of varieties that bring beautiful pops of color to any backyard. From petite pompons to dinnerplate-sized blooms, these lovely ...

The intricate forms, long-lasting blooms, and rainbow hues of dahlias make the flower a beloved addition to many gardens. But planting dahlias alongside the wrong companions can prevent the flowers ...

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 ...

As we emerge from the depths of the pandemic and seasonal rainstorms and enter the spring season, we are free to renew the optimism and creative urges of gardening. There are several ways to respond ...

This column contains a string of motives. First, it’s about a very popular group of garden plants: Dahlias. Many gardeners find dahlias very appealing, along with roses, irises, succulents and ...

Many of these flower bulbs offer colorful blooms, others attract hummingbirds and butterflies, and some are adaptable to ...

Monterey Bay area gardeners have access to a vast number of garden-worthy flowering plants that can succeed in the local summer-dry climate. Delving into the horticultural treasures that are suitable ...

During the hot and steamy summer months, the gaps can be filled with the great garden flowers of dahlias. They fill up my garden and bloom from July until November in our growing zone. Dahlias are ...

For most of his 100 years, William Wolkoff did not have a green thumb. That is until he turned 79. Since then, the great-grandfather of six has been known as the founder of the largest dahlia garden ...