Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multi-coloured coleus leaves Coleus are hugely popular plants that are grown for their highly decorative and vivid foliage. They ...

Question: I’m planting a Knock Out rose bed. I’m considering pine straw, pine mulch or cypress mulch. Any recommendations? Answer: Plants are not that particular as to the type of mulch. Of the ones ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shade-loving trailing coleus is perfect for hanging baskets or containers in shady spots or indoors. Coleus doesn’t handle frost ...

These coleus plant care tips will give you plenty of stunning foliage to enjoy in both sun or shade. Native to Malaysia and Southeast Asia, coleus is a pretty foliage plant that glows up containers or ...

The excitement for spring planting is building to a feverish pitch, and many are wondering what they can do to add more pop to their landscapes. The answer just may be ColorBlaze coleus, and I am not ...

If you have kept a coleus as a houseplant, you still have time to start cuttings for transplanting to the garden in spring. Use a sharp, clean knife or a pair of pruners to cut a 5- or 6-inch piece ...

If you're planning a low-maintenance coleus display in your garden, look for this colorful perennial variety that might attract birds to your garden.

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Shadows from buildings and trees may dampen the color of a garden, making it look less vibrant than it actually is. Adding extra color to your shady garden beds is one way to remedy the problem, but ...

In the next few weeks I’m going to begin taking cuttings from plants to propagate and grow in the OPC atrium over the winter. At the top of my list is coleus – I think of them as the Joseph’s coats or ...

I saved some coleus from my garden last year. The plants are looking rough now and I wonder whether anything can be done to improve them or if it is best to give up and just buy new ones. It is not ...

When I was growing up on Brooklyn, my mother always had a plant growing near the living room window. The leaves had some color, but weren't very attractive. After a year or two, the plant would die ...