Frost is one way nature brings the gardening season to an end. Honestly, there have been years when I prayed that Jack would arrive by mid-August, bringing early dormancy to the garden and a tired ...

I don’t know any gardeners who casually grow dahlias. Their fireworks riot of color has an intoxicating effect. You may start with one dahlia, but before you know it you have torn out the roses, ...

After the first hard frost comes to northern gardens, the plant devastation looks like a black nightmare for annuals. The darkened foliage on dahlia plants does not signal the end. It is merely a sign ...

Digging and storing dahlia tubers lets you enjoy the same beautiful blooms every year, even in cold regions. Wait for the first hard frost to blacken the leaves before cutting stems back and carefully ...

Q. I have trouble storing my dahlia tubers over winter. They seem to dry rot and I lose more than half. I have tried dry beach sand, saw dust, wrapping in newspapers and also misting them during the ...

This week I heard from a reader and a client of mine who enjoys the patio that we made for him a few years ago. One of the new beds has been blessed with a number of new dahlias. He has reached the ...

No two gardening seasons are ever the same, and I’m counting on it more than ever. Beginning in June, weeks and weeks of record-breaking high temperatures presented unprecedented challenges to Yakima ...