After a summer spent enjoying the blooms in our gardens, it's time now to plan for the colder months and give perennials the best fighting chance of making a comeback next year. Growing dahlias comes ...

Because dahlias are tropical plants, they won't survive winter outdoors in New York. So, here in zone 7, we either treat them as annuals or dig up and store their tubers in a frost-free place until ...

Full florets, vibrant hues, sturdy stems, dahlias are multifaceted in the visual appeal they bring to a home garden. Plus the fact that you can plant them in raised beds, chic containers, or even ...

Dahlias need to be dug up and stored indoors to survive winter in Zones 7 and colder. Allow foliage to die back, then dig and cure tubers dahlias before storage. Balancing moisture and air circulation ...

The next tough question is finding a cool, dark storage place that does not get too cold. Druckenbrod has found that her insulated garage stays at the recommended forty to fifty degrees through the ...

Digging up and overwintering your dahlias is an excellent, forward-thinking fall task. These beautiful flowers are only winter hardy in zones 7 to 10, but that doesn't mean you need to let them die ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dahlias are native to the mountains of northern Mexico. They are hardy, or perennial, in tropical and warm climates, springing up ...

This summer, I grew dahlias for the first time in years. The flowers have been gorgeous, and they did well considering all of the challenges thrown their way. First, the quail nibbled the new sprouts ...

Dahlias don’t hibernate neatly; they either shrivel or turn to soup when winter storage goes wrong. The line between sleep and rot is thinner than you think. I’m standing in a cold shed in late ...

Dahlias being stored in traditional peat moss. I've tried to store my dug-up dahlias inside over winter, and they usually either rot or dry out by the time I'm ready to replant them the following ...