Propagating houseplants is a great way to get more blooms for your buck. Follow this easy, beginner-friendly method to ...

Tuberous begonias are available in upright and trailing types, single and double flowers and a wide variety of vibrant colors and flower forms and are a gardener’s favorite for easily brightening a ...

Not only is it easy to grow some types of begonias in your home, they also offer the most breathtaking sights in a garden with their heavenly blooms and striking foliage. No wonder they are tucked ...

The year was 1956. I was 8 years old and my family was on vacation on the California coast. We were traveling up Highway 101 and came to the town of Capitola, near Santa Cruz. There along the side of ...

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 ...

Q–I have received an order of tuberous begonias bulbs but being a new gardener I need some advice on how and when to plant them. Can you help? A–You should get your begonia tubers (bulbs) growing ...

The National Garden Bureau has declared 2016 the Year of the Begonia. The begonia was named by Charles Plumier in 1690 in honor of Michel Begon, a French botanist and former governor of Saint-Domingue ...

Q: I love tuberous begonias but have had trouble in the past growing them. They mildew on me. Can you help me? A: Begonias (Begonia x tuberhybrida) can be grown in containers, indoors or out. The ...

If you want to plant cloves of garlic for a harvest of full bulbs next season, do it now; the soil will soon be too cold for good root growth. Time is also running out for legal lawn feeding. I remind ...

In spring garden centers stock a tempting variety of brightly colored tuberous begonias that are hard to resist. Gardeners have a tremendous choice of flower color in shades of orange, pink, yellow, ...