How to Grow the Best Dahlias on Your Block

Join Assistant Manager of Horticulture, Jennifer Miller, as she explores the wonderful world of dahlias and reveals how to grow dahlias like a pro. . Jennifer shares fascinating facts about the genetics and history of dahlias, then dives into the art and science of growing these spectacular garden plants. Get inside tips for growing and maintaining dahlias and digging and storing tubers. Learn Jennifer’s unique dahlia staking method and how to get the longest stems, the biggest blooms and the most blooms out of your plants. Along the way, discover some of her favorite cultivars and the easiest way to breed new varieties. Finally, Jennifer shares her strategy for navigating online dahlia mania to help you secure the dahlias of your dreams.

Price: $53, $47 member

Location: York Street

Instructor: Jennifer Miller

Jenny has been a horticulturist at the Gardens since 2014. Jenny manages five gardens, Shady Lane, the Fountain Beds, the Ornamental Grass Garden, the Welcome Garden and the Secret Garden, which she designed in 2018. Jenny refurbished the Ornamental Grass Garden in 2019-2020 and has been renovating Shady Lane since 2024. Jenny's specialties include designing annual beds and mixed borders, designing container plantings for the Gardens and Spring Plant Sale, and weaving willow structures, both living trees and balls, and dried obelisks.