Dahlias Sentence Examples
Plant out dahlias and other tender subjects, if risk of frost is past.
Stake and tie up dahlias and strong herbaceous plants.
Continue to propagate the finer sorts of dahlias, both by cuttings and by division of the roots.
In this area Ian grows dahlias and tulips, plants that can be changed from time to time.
This is the case with many of our roses, dahlias, begonias, pelargoniums, orchids and other long or widely cultivated garden plants.
Take up, dry and store dahlias and all tender tubers at the end of the month; pot lobelias and similar half-hardy plants from the open borders.
All plants that require staking, such as dahlias, roses, gladioli and many herbaceous plants, should now be looked to.
Take up summer-flowering bulbs and tubers, such as dahlias, tuberoses, gladioli, cannas, caladiums, tigridias, and dry them off thoroughly, stowing them away afterwards in some place free from frost and moisture during the winter.
Sections include chrysanthemums, dahlias, roses, gladioli, fuchsias, pot plants, floral art, vegetables and beginners.
Somewhere here I break off and plant dahlias (plus 2 more) on the allotment; and harvest some great peas.
AdvertisementCollerette Dahlias - A comparatively new section of virtually single flowered varieties which is well suited to the garden, and rapidly becoming popular.
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Dahlia - Distinct groups of Dahlias present a fine effect, if the colors are well chosen, and many good effects are spoilt by mixing up tall and dwarf bushy kinds indiscriminately.
Earwings are great enemies to Dahlias, but can be trapped in small round troughs, which may be got from any pottery.
They may also be caught on pieces of Hemlock stem, 6 inches long, by leaving a joint at one end and sticking the pieces here and there through the Dahlias.
AdvertisementIn increasing Dahlias the usual practice is to take up the roots and store them in a dry frost-proof cellar in winter.
Dahlias may be propagated by cuttings, root-division, and seed, the last way being used only where new kinds are sought.
It is the more desirable because of its easy culture, as it requires no different treatment from ordinary Dahlias.
Tom Thumb Dahlias - This is a very dwarf race, the plants forming little bushes, but they are not satisfactory, as they appear not to bloom with great freedom, whilst the growth does not retain its true dwarf character.
It is best, however, if fine flowers are desired, to plant young plants every year, as one would Dahlias, putting them 3 feet apart in rows at least 4 feet apart; or, if grouped in beds, not less than 3 feet apart.
AdvertisementPlant out, during the last week, dahlias, hardy pelargoniums, stocks and calceolarias, protecting the dahlias from slight frosts.
My favorite flower in those days was the dahlia â I showed mainly dahlias and some Chrysanthemums.