Above all else, dahlias are susceptible to tuber rot if they're left to sit in wet soil. Sarah says that in tuber form, ...

In a nutshell, potting your dahlia tubers up and allowing them to grow into established young plants before they enter slug ...

Dahlias thrive in a sunny spot in fertile, well-drained soil. They're tender plants so can't be planted out until the danger ...

You can buy them from garden centres or by mail order in spring, or use your own tubers that have been overwintered. Starting dahlias in pots is a great way to get them into growth earlier in the ...

Check stores of home-grown root vegetables, apples and dahlia tubers for any early signs of rot and remove any that you find before it spreads. Again, bear in mind that the unusually cold ...

A succession of storms have blown across the island this winter and there may be more to come as we exhaust the alphabet of ...

Although it is possible to start dahlias from seed, most of the time, you'll find them available as tubers, which are essentially a very thick part of the stem or root that grows underground. The ...

This dahlia, grown from seeds instead of tubers, has narrow, pointed and curved petals. They come in red, pink, coral, peach, white and yellow and they resemble those of a spider chrysanthemum or ...

Collector Cottage, a 2000-sqm micro-flower farm in Collector, NSW, is known for its hundreds of colourful dahlias and roses.