But when cold weather arrives, new dahlia growers may wonder whether to dig them up or leave them in the ground. The answer ...

Cold can kill dahlias left in the ground, so digging up the tubers and storing them for winter can ensure you'll have a ...

It is a yearly ritual for me to photograph Amy Krut’s dahlia garden at the end of the season. We became friends on Facebook, and after seeing just about every inch of her landscape filled with the ...

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 ...

Whatever method you choose, keep the tubers in a cool, dark place. An unheated basement or heated garage usually works.

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 ...

Retired school superintendent and educator Judy Stallworth believes that teachers never stop learning. So in May 2012, she was delighted to receive a box of dahlia tubers from a neighbor. “I’d never ...

Fall is the perfect time to give your perennials a bit of TLC. From pruning to digging up tubers, the weeks leading up to ...

FALL COLORS: At Bullington Gardens' Dahlia Daze and Wine & Dahlias events, guests can enjoy the vivid colors of about 600 dahlias, plants that deliver their peak blooms each fall after most other ...

Twelve umbrellas went up in the backyard of Lenny Nicolosi’s house earlier this month, but it wasn’t because of rain. The 70-year-old Bay Shore resident was preparing for yet another series of annual ...