No wonder many dahlia growers ask, "Are dahlias perennials or annuals?" Dahlias often bloom with the exuberance of favorite annual plants like zinnias and marigolds. From midsummer until frost, ...

Now summer is well and truly over, so too are the beautiful floral blooms that filled the garden over the past few months. However, there's still much to be done for these plants, especially if you're ...

Dahlias need to be dug up and stored indoors to survive winter in Zones 7 and colder. Allow foliage to die back, then dig and cure tubers dahlias before storage. Balancing moisture and air circulation ...

Dear Master Gardener: I want to try to save my dahlia tubers this winter. What do I do? Answer: Overwintering dahlia tubers is a great way to enjoy your favorites year after year for free! The process ...

Temperatures are beginning to plummet across certain parts of the country, and very soon it will be time to lift and store your dahlia tubers. Overwintering dahlias isn’t a one size fits all approach.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Subtropical flowers like dahlias, cannas and gladiolus add a lot of color and cheer in Northeast Ohio gardens. But these exotic beauties have tender bulblike structures that cannot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These flowers can be seasonal or year-round depending on your climate To better understand when and where to grow dahlias as ...

DAHLIAS ARE GENEROUS, both with their bountiful blooms and with an ability to exponentially increase underground tubers, which are, of course, the source of future flowers. But first, we’ve got to get ...

-- Overwintering: This is the time of year to overwinter favorite varieties of dahlia. The tubers are lifted after the frost kills the top growth, but take care not to nick or bruise them. Cathy ...