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Boost your dahlia yields this year: gardeners rave about this single technique for a profusion of gorgeous blossoms

Boost the beauty of your dahlia blooms with this expert technique: a proven method for enhancing their aesthetic appeal, perfect for those seeking a professional-looking result. Here's a step-by-step guide:

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2025 June 4 . 8:43 PM

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Boost the beauty of your dahlias with a professional technique: doubling them for increased flower... — Boost the beauty of your dahlias with a professional technique: doubling them for increased flower production. Learn the step-by-step process to enhance your garden's vivid charm.

Magnifying Your Blooms: A Step-by-Step Guide to Double Dahlias

Boost your dahlia yields this year: gardeners rave about this single technique for a profusion of gorgeous blossoms

Behold the enchanting dahlias, evoking magic with their large, captivating flowers that render big impact at a small cost. Gardening guru extraordinaire, Morris Hankinson from Hopes Grove Nurseries, shares his wisdom on perfecting this botanical trick: doubling your dahlias.

Imperative Equipment for Doubling Dahlias

Luckily, the required tools to create a flourishing mass of dahlias are simple and inexpensive:

Gloves for protection: Niwaki Gardening Gloves for £6 at John Lewis
Sharp, clean snips: Darlac Ergo Gardening Snips for £16.99 on Amazon
Your dearest dahlia flower: Try Dahlia ‘Vancouver’ priced from £14.39 at Crocus or Dahlia ‘Café au Lait’ for £16.95 at Sarah Raven

The How-to Guide to Doubling Dahlias

With these tools in hand, get set to become a dahlia-twirling pro!

Stimulate Explosive Growth

Sacrifice the Tip: Remove the growing tip from your young dahlias, once they have grown around 30cm tall. Contrary to instinct, this encourages bushier growth, resulting in more flowers.

Keep Your Blooms Bursting

Death is Not the Answer: Regularly prune spent flowers (deadheading) to prevent the plant from diverting energy towards seed production. Additionally, this practice provides a constant supply of fresh blossoms for your vase.

Hydrate and Fertilize as Needed

Quench Their Thirst: Ensure proper watering, especially in dry conditions or when planting in non-mulched soil. Regular watering also helps when flowering begins.

Growing a Dahlia Oasis

Integrating these steps into your dahlia-tending regime will help you achieve bountiful, hypnotic blooms. Happy gardening!

From the Experts' Corner

Morris Hankinson: The founder and managing director of Hopes Grove Nurseries Ltd, Morris is the UK's specialist grower-retailer of hedging plants, and has been professionally growing plants since 1992.
Steven Bell: An experienced landscaper with years of experience owning paving and gardening companies, Steven delights in sharing his sustainable gardening insights with fellow enthusiasts.

Sources:- [1] Morris Hankinson, personal interview, 2023- [2] Gardening Know How, How to Grow Dahlia Tubers, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/dahlia/grow-dahlia-tubers-to-grow-dahlias-from-cuttings.htm- [3] The Spruce, How to Grow Dahlias From Tubers, https://www.thespruce.com/how-to-grow-dahlia-tubers-1901177- [4] BBC Gardeners’ World, How to Propagate Dahlias by Cuttings, https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220307-how-to-propagate-dahlias-by-cuttings

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