Have you ever wondered whether some plants are just a bit overrated plants? It’s an unspoken truth that many of the world’s most popular plants are actually hated by experts. It might be because they ...

Does your garden explode with color in early summer, and fade away fast? Consider planting these late summer flowers, which bring variety and a rainbow of hues to any garden bed.

While some might be attracted to the larger dinner plate dahlia cultivars, there is something wonderful about the smaller varieties that force us to examine them more closely. At the end of the day, ...

Seniors dressed in white for a recent dinner party at the All Wars Memorial Building in Atlantic City. Ed Lea, City of Atlantic City jacob.erlbaum ...

Dahlias may take a break from blooming when the temperature regularly exceeds 90, so some gardeners in Zones 9 and 10 dig them up in summer. In milder summer climates, dahlias should keep going ...

This award-winning pink heirloom dahlia is one of my favorites. 'Otto's Thrill' is a classic "dinnerplate" dahlia, with large fluffy blooms stuffed with petals that may get up to 10 inches across!

After weeks of pampering, watering, and staking, dahlia flowers begin to emerge in summer. The beautiful blooms come in an array of colors and forms, from spiky cactus dahlias to giant dinner-plate ...