Dahlia plants were originally a foraged food source and used as a water-carrying device thanks to their hollow stems. Today, they are primarily grown as a cut flower and used in weddings and bouquets.

All are stunning and deserve a place in the garden. If you like a specific type, you should plant dahlia tubers. Growing dahlias by seed won't give you the plants you're hoping for because they're ...

New plants can be expensive and it's easy to grow your own from cuttings. All you need to do is trick the dahlia tuber into making new shoots in late winter. These can be snipped off and are so ...

The hard frost on my hilltop country garden has put an end to the season of dahlias. Cut the blackened part of the dahlia for compost leaving a couple of inches of the stalk. Carefully lift the tubers ...