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How to Grow Strong Dahlia Stems for Beautiful Flowers

How to Grow Strong Dahlia Stems for Beautiful Flowers

When people think about growing better dahlias, they usually think about the flowers. We think about the stems. During the growing season, while everyone is waiting for the flowers, we... Read More

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Staking Dahlias: Why Loose Ties Grow Stronger Plants

Staking Dahlias: Why Loose Ties Grow Stronger Plants

One of the first things everyone warns you about when you start growing dahlias is their floppy stems — especially the dinner plate varieties. Every book and article seems to...

Does Wildfire Smoke Harm Flowers? A Gardener's Guide

Does Wildfire Smoke Harm Flowers? A Gardener's Guide

For several days, the sky over the Hudson Valley has looked unfamiliar. The sunlight has been muted, the horizon obscured, and the air quality has at times reached levels considered...

Why Plants Thrive One Year and Struggle the Next

Why Plants Thrive One Year and Struggle the Next

One of the mysteries of gardening is that success doesn't always repeat itself. A dahlia that was covered with flowers last year seems less vigorous this summer. A perennial you've...

What Your Dahlia Tuber Is Doing Before It Emerges

What Your Dahlia Tuber Is Doing Before It Emerges

You planted your dahlias. Now comes the waiting. Every spring, gardeners find themselves looking at bare soil and wondering whether anything is happening beneath the surface. After a few weeks,...

Peonies, Frost and the Return of Beauty

Peonies, Frost and the Return of Beauty

There is something a little curious about the way peonies behave in the cultural imagination. They are treated as the aristocrats of the garden—luxurious, fleeting, extravagant—yet almost no one talks...

After Peonies Fade, the Real Work Begins

After Peonies Fade, the Real Work Begins

Many people focus intensely on peonies while they are flowering. They carefully stake them. Photograph them endlessly. Cut armfuls for the house. During those brief weeks in spring, the flowers...

How to Read Your Garden (Instead of Reacting to It)

How to Read Your Garden (Instead of Reacting to It)

Our instinct, when something looks wrong in the garden, is to act. We zoom in on a plant. Grab the hose. Reach for the fertilizer. Pinch off the leaf. This...

Is a Snowy Winter Good for Your Garden?

Is a Snowy Winter Good for Your Garden?

A winter with deep snow can feel heavy in the moment. Walkways disappear. Beds vanish. The garden seems farther away than usual. It’s natural to wonder what all that cold...