Will these 2 plants- petunia and non stop begonia be planted together?

image from Becky's Greenhouse

Good morning, lovely out with the sun shining and then you walk out and you feel that NW strong wind.  No fun for sure but today should be the end and then cold tonight possible frost and freeze.  Warming up the rest of the week.  I know we are all ready for that- warmer weather.  I am fortunate to have the greenhouse as the plastic with the sunshine does warm up in here.  Plants need the sunshine and that is one reason they are doing so well.  Miracle house is what I call it, we plant, we water and the plants grow. 

I have pictures of plants one is the black petunia and the other yellow begonia.  I know you are thinking of a great combination for a certain school.  BUT one lesson with planting is where the plants will grow with the sun.  Petunias need at least 6 hours of direct sunlight.  Begonias need shade, classified as a shade plant will not tolerate lots of sun.  You can’t plant these together.  I am sure you have the color and the texture but not the growing they need to be together. 
 
The last picture is from a friend that honor me with a May Basket.  Very touching and many of us did the May Basket with our kids.  Stories I hear are those big bowls of popcorn to make the May Basket with candy in it.  Our family did all in Dougherty, not just the kids. 
We are here from 9-6 but tonight the temperature is supposed to go down to 32 or lower.  Frost predicted and maybe a freeze.  The wagon trailers will go into the east greenhouse, and we will move the roses, peonies, butterfly bushes and the fruit trees which are blossoming into the greenhouse.  It is only May 2, and we could have these cold temperatures till May 15.  KEEP that in mind with planting. 

Nancy and I started another wagon trailer for outside with moving plants out.  Comment was I suppose you are getting plants all the time.  “Whoops, we are moving out the plants we have started from the greenhouse.  All you see outside and in have been grown here.”  Once the perennials come, those we buy in.  and of course, the trees, shrubs.  But we do grow a lot here as we are a grower.
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When you get ready to work in the gardens, or work on those flowerpots, we have plants here for you.  We are glad to help you with your gardening needs.
Till next time this is Becky Litterer, Becky’s Greenhouse, Dougherty Iowa beckmall@netins.net  641-794-3337  cell  641-903-9365