These long-blooming beauties one of Martha's favorite plants. Begonias are beautiful tropical plants perfect for growing in shade gardens or under a shady porch. Many gardeners love begonias for their ...

If you don't want the arrival of fall to bring an abrupt end to your beautiful garden display, you can always grow plants that will stay around a little longer. There are a number of fall-blooming ...

Tuberous begonias come in a variety of colors. Begonias do best with morning sun to full shade. Examine begonia tubers before storing them for the season. This tuber looks fine on one side but has ...

Begonias are grown outdoors in their native subtropical and tropical climates. In temperate climates, begonias are grown outdoors as an annual during the summer months and as a houseplant during the ...

In the shade near the coast, tuberous begonias provide the brightest colors and biggest flowers. One way to plant is from tubers available now. Start them in a flat filled with soil amendment, leaving ...

After more than 40 years I don’t often get asked a new gardening question. On the occasion that I do, it is usually about some new plant or a new tool or technique. So it was a bit of a surprise last ...

Tom Brown: 'I find that growing them in pots allows you to water and feed the plants with greater effect, which results in them performing in a much showier fashion than they would do if they were in ...

We often think of flowering bulbs as the go-to plants for winter color. But we can also look ahead now to warmer weather by planting summer flowering bulbs such as gladiolas, cannas, dahlias and ...

We are just about in March and the light is coming back at a faster pace. Darkness after 6 — I could play with that and get a good movie title. And it is getting lighter by minutes every day. This ...