Whether tucked into shady garden beds or grown in sun-dappled containers, coleus plants are loved for their bold, colorful foliage. But when colder weather rolls in, many gardeners start to wonder: ...
Coleus thrives from spring to fall and may even persist into winter. The plant is somewhat tricky to grow since it burns in ...
I added some coleus plants to my garden this year and would like to use them again next year. Can I bring them inside over winter for next year? It is easy to overwinter coleus plants inside at home, ...
It is late summer, and nature announces her changing calendar with every step I take around my garden. Annual coleus is still lovely, but the withered daylilies amidst weeds that choke the daylily bed ...
Do you have an area in your garden where the sun just refuses to shine? Rather than leaving it bare, fill this negative space with annuals and perennial plants that thrive in partial to full shade. To ...
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 ...
It's a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. I always get an extra spring in my step when nurseries begin stocking the year's new plant introductions. 2024 brings new annuals and ...
Some of the new annuals and perennials for 2020 that grow well in south-central Kansas may have you seeing red, according to Wichitan Mike DeRee, a regional Ball Seed Co. representative who hails from ...
- Finish cutting back perennials soon. Try to stay away from any new growth that's starting to come up, but it won't do any lasting damage if you snip off a new leaf here and there. - Wait to prune ...