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 ...

Whether you have wax or tuberous begonias, our gardening experts are here to walk you through their overwintering advice ...

For many years, begonias have been considered out of fashion - viewed as gaudy and a little too much. While Victorian bedding ...

Begonias are not everyone's favourite flower. They can look like fleshy camellias with juicy tropical leaves. Bedded out in parks their big heads and little bodies are hard to love. You rarely find ...

Those of us who want to enjoy a show of tuberous begonias this summer should get cracking. For summer colour, dry tubers need to be started off in the spring. Plugs or young plants are also available, ...

When it comes to summer bulbs there are many to choose from for your garden. Whereas spring bulbs, such as crocus, narcissus, muscari and tulip, are planted in the autumn and flower in the spring, ...

Native plants are the new darlings of the landscaping world, which is shifting its focus from ornamentals to building habitat to help hummingbirds, butterflies, bees and other beneficial pollinators ...

Your first challenge will be handling the seeds: begonia seeds are as small as dust so instead of tipping them straight into the palm of your hand you should tear off the top of the packet and add a ...

Spring-flowering bulbs are finishing a spectacular bloom season here in the central San Joaquin Valley. Cooler, wetter weather this spring has kept flowers alive and looking fresh for several weeks ...