No wonder they are tucked into seemingly every spot possible for a plant — be it in garden beds, hanging in wall baskets (or ...

Next time you visit the nursery, cruise by the bedding plant section and discover wax begonias. These delightful plants are cute, easy to grow and require little maintenance save for regular watering ...

Discover what gorgeous flowering plant can be grown from a seed and kept indoors. This is the perfect plant for beginners and ...

Begonias don't have to be annuals, and can survive the winter, if you take the necessary preparations to protect them from ...

In zones 7 and below, dig tuberous begonias before frost, dry, and store tubers above 45°F. Pot wax begonias and bring them indoors or keep them in a cool, frost-free garage until spring. Keep stored ...

Quite often at this time of the year we don’t have to emphasize planting semperfloren (wax) begonias because so many survive the winter. But this winter, the freezing temperatures were low enough and ...

Houseplants can connect us to growth and greenery during the cold of winter, and what better plant to grow indoors than begonias? These powerhouse plants can do double duty by not only brightening ...

Question: I have noticed lots of attractive plantings of wax begonias. How well do they during the hot wet summer? Answer: All begonias like the hot moist weather of summer. They also do best in the ...

Having a shady garden, I was delighted to discover begonias a few years ago. They add constant color and beautiful foliage throughout the season in places with little to no direct sunlight. They can ...

In Victorian times, many women made wax flowers as a hobby. After melting white wax into sheets and adding pigment for color, they painstakingly separated flowers petal by petal, traced the shapes on ...

The ornamental qualities of begonia species have fascinated and enticed gardeners for hundreds of years. The genus Begonia is large and diverse with an amazing number of uniquely beautiful species.