dahlias – Garden Making

PHS General Meeting

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Although Beckie ordered a dozen dahlia tubers in January — the earlier you order, the better the selection — she’s thinking of choosing a few more. A fresh start for this year affords the chance to grow new-to-her varieties.

4 steps to overwinter tender plants

Dahlias hail from warmer parts of the globe and can’t withstand our deep-freeze winters. Make sure to properly store your dahlia tubers this winter. (Photo by Joanne Young)

From callas and cannas to begonias and dahlias, here are 4 steps to give summer-flowering tender plants the TLC they need to survive the winter.

Vivid colours in President’s Choice new plants

Solenia begonias (Photo by Garden Making)

President’s Choice new plants for Loblaw Company stores in 2014 pop with vivid colours of dahlias, verbenas, calibrachoas, begonias, gloxinia.

When and how to store dahlias and cannas

'Berliner Kleene' dahlia. (Garden Making photo)

Dahlias need to experience a hard, killing frost before being dug. Taking them out of the ground too early, while still green, results in quick rotting.