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Best Dahlias for Hot Climates

Best Dahlias for Hot Climates

We have often written about growing dahlias in the glacial soils of the Northeast, a region where the weather refuses to follow a single script—cool mornings, sudden drought, and, in... Read More

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A Season That Tests the Bloom: Heat and the Mums

A Season That Tests the Bloom: Heat and the Mums

There’s something timeless about the way chrysanthemums close the gardening year. Their blooms seem to capture the essence of autumn light — soft, steady, and reassuring. But this flower season...

When to Dig Up Dahlias: Rethinking the Frost Rule of Thumb

When to Dig Up Dahlias: Rethinking the Frost Rule of Thumb

For decades, an old rule has been a guide: wait for a hard frost, then wait two more weeks before digging. Like much traditional advice, it’s partly true. Frost does...

Late Blooms: A Season of Reluctant Dahlias

Late Blooms: A Season of Reluctant Dahlias

It just seems to ache when dahlias—those exuberant, generous stars of late summer—stand tall but withhold their flowers. Many gardeners across the country watched sturdy stems and healthy leaves rise,...

Dahlia Pinching Made Simple

Dahlia Pinching Made Simple

We love the sound when we pinch a dahlia—that clear, clean snap. We press the central stem between our fingers and know we’re in the right place because the stem...

A Guide for When Dahlias Don’t Behave as Expected

A Guide for When Dahlias Don’t Behave as Expected

At some point in every grower’s experience, a dahlia behaves differently than expected. A tuber fails to sprout even though it has a growing eye. Or it sends up a...

How to Make Cut Flowers Last Longer

How to Make Cut Flowers Last Longer

Each flower brings its own quiet rhythm. Some prefer a generous drink, others thrive with restraint. Here are some practical tips to extending the life of your flowers. There’s something...

Gardening Innovations You Can Try at Home

Gardening Innovations You Can Try at Home

At Bear Creek Farm, our work is shaped by science and guided by experience; most often built on trial and error. We test, observe, revise, and trust what we see—because...

Why Messy Gardens Are Healthier: The Case for Wild, Resilient Landscapes

Why Messy Gardens Are Healthier: The Case for Wild, Resilient Landscapes

For centuries, gardeners have been conditioned to believe that a good garden is a neat garden—one of crisp edges, weed-free rows, and plants pruned into tidy submission. But is this...