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I’ll show you how to grow healthy roses with the right plant, a sunny site, rich soil, steady care, and simple pruning. Roses (Rosa spp.) can thrive in many gardens when you match them to your...

You can grow healthy, blooming roses by choosing the right variety and giving them sun, good soil, water, and steady care. I’ll help make rose plant care simple, whether you grow classic garden...

I’ve gathered 25 dahlia varieties that can fill your late summer garden with flower colors, shapes, and sizes for every style of planting. From huge dinnerplate blooms to neat pompons and spiky...

Dahlias come in many flower types, from neat ball and pompon blooms to spiky cactus forms and wide decorative flowers. I’ll help you tell dahlia types apart so you can choose blooms that suit your...

Quick Tip: I recommend Kelvin Floodlight, Emory Paul, and Café au Lait when you want dinner plate dahlias with huge blooms for borders and cut flowers. I love these dahlias because they create...

I divide dahlias by cutting a clean clump into pieces that each have a firm tuber, a visible eye, and part of the crown. Quick Tip: I make each division count by keeping one healthy eye with every...