Dahlias offer beautiful, bold flowers that bloom from summer through late fall and can be grown in your garden or even in pots. They are easy to grow and come in an assortment of colors, but depending ...

Dahlias can behave like perennials or annuals, depending on your hardiness zone. Use these tips to overwinter your dahlias successfully. Dahlias are native to the mountains of northern Mexico. They ...

The end of May is still the start of the planting season, so keep weeding, loosening the soil and adding compost before filling your landscape with more beautiful blooming plants. Perennial flowers ...

Dahlias are tuberous perennials, offering beautiful flowers each spring or summer. But they need to be dealt with carefully ...

The dahlia (Dahlia spp) is a charming flower that makes gardeners wait until the middle of summer to enjoy blooms that range in color from deep purple to salmon pink and delicate yellow. It's worth ...

As summer's heat fades and the days shorten, the garden often feels like it's taking a deep breath, preparing to rest over the winter. It's a time when many flowering plants start to lose their color, ...

Dahlia tuber clumps wait to go into storage after being dug up from the ground. The necks and roots have been trimmed and the dirt has been brushed off. The tuber varieties have been labeled with a ...

Perennials are the foundations of the garden because of their long flowering season, and the fact that they come back to the garden year after year. They are staples in cutting and cottage gardens.

Fall is the best time to plant spring-flowering bulbs and native plant seeds that benefit from cold stratification, like milkweed and bee balm. However, fall planting is not recommended for certain ...

Hosta are tough but beautiful with varieties that range from 4 feet to 4 inches. And most importantly in Western Washington, they thrive in the shade. Courtesy photo The end of May is still the start ...