Question: I am looking for a few durable, colorful plants to use in my flower beds. What can last through the summer with minimal care? Answer: Maintain the color with two of my go-to plants for ...

Red foliage plants light up gardens even without flowers. Add drama and warmth to your garden with plants whose bold red leaves shine. One of the most visible colors to the human eye, nothing ...

On the farm, my grandmother didn't have a lot of room for houseplants. But she always had Coleus usually grown in a tin container that would no longer hold liquids. It served her as an easily grown ...

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 ...

When you think of the incredible colors of a summer garden you think flowers, right? But exuberant color doesn't always need dazzling flowers and shimmering summer sunshine. You can have displays of ...

A green backdrop of shrubs is beautiful with colorful plants growing in front. Not to mention, in shady locations, colorful plants brighten up the area. The plants that I am thinking of for this ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Ornamentals: Coleus thrives from spring to fall and may even persist into winter. The plant is somewhat tricky to grow since it burns in too much sun and ...

If you’ve already befriended coleus, you might think of it as a stalwart plant that ushers color—typically a bit of red and green—into your yard’s shadiest corners. But that’s not the extent of these ...

Over the years, the Garden Guy has written about the various Pantone Colors of the Year. I love applying trendy colors (as in 2024's peach) to the garden, but a new coleus making its debut has made me ...

The full growth time-lapse of coleus plants which were started from seeds and grew till flowers. We started by sowing 2 tiny ...