Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. oopoontongoo / Getty Images Begonias are beautiful tropical plants perfect for growing in shade gardens or under a shady porch.

Q: This spring, I bought a Begonia boliviensis. I don’t want to lose it so how do I overwinter it? A: Years ago, a friend gave me some tubers from Begonia boliviensis. When the first slender, bright ...

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 ...

Visions of new begonias danced in the heads of begonia fanciers Diane Parr and Shirley Rapp, recently, as they pruned Parr’s 100-plus collection in Rancho Palos Verdes. Cuttings from the pruned pieces ...