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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Coleus are a versatile plant that even people with so-called brown thumbs can grow. Prized in Victorian gardens, their popularity has waxed and waned over the years. With the introduction of newer ...

Nature has its own palette, and some plants display it more dramatically than others. Certain species change leaf or flower ...

Coleus is the plant we think we know -- which is exactly why most people haven't caught up with its glamorous modern makeover. A tropical species known for its color-splashed foliage, it was last in ...

When shopping for plants to fill containers, geraniums, marigolds, New Guinea impatiens, petunias, salvia, zinnias and other flowering annuals quickly fill our carts. These are all good choices; many ...