A: Tree dahlia, Dahlia imperialis, is a dahlia species native to southern Mexico and Guatemala that grows 12 to 20 feet tall. Its pink, lavender or white flowers provide welcome garden color in late ...

Deadhead spent blooms weekly by cutting stems back to the main branch to encourage bigger, better flowers. Water deeply once or twice a week and feed with a low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer to ...

The post How To Prune Dahlias for More Blooms is by Katherine Rowe and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and aquaponic gardening blog. Dahlias bring ...

The post How to Control the Size of Your Dahlia Plant: Pinching and Pruning Tips is by Melissa Strauss and appeared first on Epic Gardening, the best urban gardening, hydroponic gardening, and ...

The first week of October is a great time to replant, reinvent and restyle your porch and patio planters. Fall color to replace summer weary annuals is as easy as getting snippy with evergreens such ...

Gardeners who prune fruit trees in winter find it is the best season for an all-around view of the subject. "It is much easier to see and make the cut," says South Bay horticulturist Pete Howes. In ...

DEAR SUSAN: There could be a few reasons your trees are turning yellow. Inspect them after reading my descriptions below, and treat them accordingly. The good news is that regardless of which is to ...