Dahlias are popular for the bright flowers available in a range of colours. However, they do grow particularly high and can get very heavy, which causes gardeners to prefer the prospect of growing them in pots. While tall varieties might need a support structure here and there, Dahlias can absolutely survive effectively in large containers as long as they have the right growing conditions and you give them a little bit of care. In general,…

In this guide, we use large crates with many tubes planted with the tops slightly showing. You can use our process below with all dahlias tubers, so if you have dahlias already growing in single pots this process worths just as well. The idea is to take the cutting and get a little scaping of the mother tuber, as well as this, will greatly improve rooting. You can also take a cutting from stems from…

Dahlias are considered one of the most diverse species, offering flowers the size of dinner plates to tiny pom poms depending on what it is you want. Like most tubers, you can divide them to get additional Dahlias or remove tired mother Dahlias and grow younger ones with lots of potential. Dahlias are very easy to grow as long as they have well-drained soil and access to full sun. They do die off if they…

Dahlias are a beautiful summer flower but winter is not their favourite season. They need to be taken out of colder gardens where the frost may be hard and freeze deeper than the first few inches of soil and stored over winter. If you leave them in the garden and you have a period of cold, the freezing temperatures will actually kill them. The good news is that lifting them is pretty straightforward and nearly…

Geraniums are beautiful, simple to grow, and they produce a lovely scent to add a pleasing ambience to your garden or home. They are effectively grown outdoors and usually brought inside during the winter if you want to overwinter them. If trying to keep geraniums over winter isn’t for you then it’s worth noting that geraniums are very affordable and many gardeners just replace the plants every spring or take cuttings and overwinter these until…