Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series on the many local plant and flower societies spanning the Monterey Bay area. The dahlia’s appeal to gardeners begins with its many forms. This ...

Tuberous roots of dahlias can also be planted directly into flower beds instead of pre-starting. If spring weather has warmed soil sufficiently, dahlia roots can be planted about May 1. By the time ...

November is the start of winter for your plants, so now is the time to protect tender bulbs such as dahlias, gladiolas and canna and to turn outdoor coleus plants into indoor plants for the winter.

The arctic blast we had in November caught a lot of us off guard. Temperatures at our house dipped down to 9 above zero. Along with the cold air we got about 8 or 9 inches of snow. It turns out 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 ...

Cassiah Morrissette, founder of Uplifting Roots Flower Farm, discovered her love for gardening when she moved to her home in Francestown and began planting dahlias in her front yard, eventually ...

Dahlias are one of summer’s “ultimate” flowers. curve downward, giving the dahlia a Van Gogh-esque appearance. The Pompon varieties have tightly curved petals that make each flower look like a ...

QLast winter my dahlia roots seemed to shrivel and shrink. How can I store them better to prevent that this winter? Would storing in sand work? AIt might. I store mine in peat. I check them from time ...

Most gardeners think about planting bulbs this time of year rather than digging them up. But some flowering perennials are not hardy enough for our climate and must be lifted from the soil and their ...

In this episode, The Indy host Rebecca Fairweather discusses the infamous case of the 1947 murder mystery the Black Dahlia, and her connection to Santa Barbara. As a former resident of the American ...