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Okay okay, you're growing for pleasure. That's great, and what pleasure these beautiful plants bring us every day! Here at Ragged...

Anyone that has grown dahlias has experienced failure. While not inherently difficult to grow, dahlias face many obstacles growing to...

For those new to dahlias, rooted cuttings are clones of plants that we propagate to create more of a particular variety. Some varieties...

The winter of 2024-2025 in Virginia has been notably cold, with early January temperatures ranking among the coldest starts to the month...

We live in a growing zone that is too cold to leave dahlias in the ground over winter. Every fall, we diligently dig up our tubers and...

It’s one of the most iconic lines in movie history said by Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) when he sees the shark in Jaws for the first time...

The redesigned website is up and running!!! We are working on our inventory and hope to be live for sales very soon. In the meantime; you...

You may recall my ambitious project to thwart the ravenous voles from eating my dahlia tubers (described in detail in an earlier blog...

I'll admit it, I've likely purchased/ propagated more dahlias than our beds will accommodate. One just can't resist the flashy pictures...