FAIRBANKS — Despite early May snowstorms and a dense late-season snowpack, The Flower Pot Garden Center is filled with strong seedlings, beautiful flowers and the earthy smell of damp soil. Tucked ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Brown: 'I find that growing them in pots allows you to water and feed the plants with greater effect, which results in them ...

We all know that plants need sunlight to survive, but what if that's precisely the thing your backyard is lacking? The cheery sight of some bright and colorful potted flowers might just be the perfect ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on care of begonias, St. Augustine lawns, plumeria trees, palm trees, ...

* What it is: Dummen Orange launched this line of annual begonias in 2015 that’s distinctive for dark foliage and large flowers in a range of colors. I’Conia begonias are stocky, compact, ...

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 ...

Begonias (Begonia semperflorens-cultorum) are warm-season annuals with a long blooming period; the “semperflorens” part of the species name means “always flowering.” Another very useful characteristic ...

I have had a wonderful time over the years propagating plants of various kinds. It gives me so much pleasure to take a leaf, a seed or a branch and watch it grow into a replica of the original plant.

Every so often a new plant catches my eye, stopping me in my tracks at garden centers with their beauty. In truth, it happens more than I admit; like the dog distracted by squirrels, there are days ...

Q: I bought and repotted two small Begonia semperflorens into one larger pot. Since then, the pink flowers have all been falling off and some of the lower leaves have been drying out and folding in on ...

Bounteous begonias deserve a featured place in our landscaping. Their sheer variety, adaptability and ease of care make them suitable for our subtropical gardens. In South Florida, they are a gardener ...