A very informative post indeed! I have recently received a bunch of <a href="http://www.lynchcreekdahlias.com/">dahlia tubers</a> and I'm planning to start my own small garden. I could definitely make use of the info here on growing dahlias.
This was extremely helpful. I have been planting dahlias for two years but my "mentor" has moved to the West Coast so I really needed some planting guidance.
Frances Palmer is a well-known potter, a passionate gardener, and a lover of dahlias. She's also a member of GARDEN DESIGN's design board and when she offered to write about how to grow dahlias, we were so excited to be able to feature her garden and advice. I had a chance to see Palmer speak at a Wave Hill talk, "My Life in a Conneticut Garden," earlier this year, and I was absolutely charmed by Palmer's knowledge and enthusiasm for dahlias.
In this slide show, Palmer shows how to plant dahlias (May is a good time to plant these tubers), her own magnificent dahlia garden in bloom, as well as a few of her own vases with dahlias cut from her gardens. She also suggests her favorite mail-order sources for dahlias. Palmer is happy to answer any questions about growing dahlias, so please feel free to leave your questions in the comments.—Claire Lui
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