Q: A dwarf dahlia I am growing in a container looks ... Q: Should I be concerned that my linden tree is dropping yellow leaves at the same time it’s flowering? — Jack Marshall, Highland ...

Choose from lofty dahlias standing 5 feet or taller, or downsize with 12-inch dwarf types ... a 3-foot dahlia with salmon petals and yellow highlights on a 2-inch bloom, and Touche, a 3-foot ...

Dark, finely cut leaves support long stems of intense pillar-box red, peony-type flowers with yellow ... double Dahlia 'Fascination'. Again with dark leaves, this is classed as a dwarf bedder ...