Want to add charm to your front porch this season? Whether you have a sunny stoop or a shady covered area, you can enjoy vibrant, easy-care blooms with the right flowers and a few pro tips. It’s ...

With the right plants, a shady porch can be just as vibrant as a sunny deck. Their colors, textures, and shapes can transform this important space, making it feel like a lush, secluded retreat.

Making its debut in 2026 is the new Surefire Cascade Red begonia, a prolific bloomer in the sun or shade. This begonia artistically cascades or tumbles over the rim of hanging baskets and containers ...

The begonia is a much-loved perennial to have in a backyard. Not only is it relatively low maintenance, but its beautiful blooms come in a variety of colors which work wonders at brightening up a ...

Before moving to my home in Bedford, N.Y., I never envisioned having a covered, balustraded porch – a real outdoor “room” – furnished with seating areas and decorated with many unusual varieties of ...

When you mention begonia many gardeners may conjure up an image of a wax leaf begonia or a dragon wing begonia but there are actually 1500 different species and many do well in our gardens. Wax leaf ...

Sometimes we garden writers get presumptuous and assume that everyone is growing a certain plant, so I was taken aback a little the other day when I did an informal survey during a seminar. Only a ...