Dahlias come in various colors, shapes and sizes, making them easy to include in any garden, container and bouquet.

Put them in a coldframe for hardening off before planting outdoors in mid-May to June. Dahlias need rich soil in a sunny spot, so dig in soil improver before planting. Plant the tubers out when all ...

At the National Trust’s Downhill Demesne, students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are learning the art of making a dry stone wall from expert Paddy McKeegan. Head ...

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The dahlia is a magnificent flowering plant to have in the garden, giving us endless flowers from later summer to the first frosts of autumn. I enjoy growing them and tending to them throughout the ...

Alliums, lilies, gladiolus, crocosmia, and dahlias are good summer-flowering bulbs to plant this month. If the ground is ...

“You can give dahlias a head start by potting them up and growing in a frost-free greenhouse, porch or conservatory in March/April then planting outside in their final position once the risk of ...