It does require a little time and patience, though, as it’s often hard to distinguish a spent dahlia flower head and a new bud - and the last thing you want is to accidentally cut off a new ...

Dahlias come in various colors, shapes and sizes, making them easy to include in any garden, container and bouquet.

It’s dahlia season, when these big ... “Like roses, deadheading will promote new buds. Once the flowers have started to droop, cut them off,” he says. Dahlias make wonderful cut flowers ...

The majority of flowers bloom and set seed ... Several perennials may need pinching a few times – take out the initial bud of a dahlia and then pinch out the resulting side growth.