Today I want to share with you a garden where a simple change has been used to really switch things up. Rather than relying on annual f...

Today I want to share with you a garden where a simple change has been used to really switch things up. Rather than relying on annual flowers for summer long colour, Coleus, a plant valued typically for its colorful foliage, has been used instead. Coleus is one plant that I find is a bit ploarizing. You either like it or think it's hideous. Its crazy colors are not exactly for the faint of heart: burnt orange, vivid magenta, lime green, deep burgundy and chartreuse to name, but a few. Even…

As a low care plant and beginner-friendly, the coleus flower is easy to grow throughout the garden or creates curb appeal for the front of the house.

Create beautiful shade garden pots with easy shade loving plants & flowers. 16 colorful mixed container plant lists & great design ideas for shade gardens!

More ideas for west side shady flower bed - hostas, caladium, impatiens, coleus - all familiar and growable

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Coleus varieties are amazingly diverse with many uses. Which coleus love sun and shade? Which varieties do well as houseplants? Read on!

HOSTA DESIGN 101 - Hosta plants may quite possibly be the most recognized shade loving perennial, and there are good reasons for it. Whether you pronounce is ho-sta or ha-sta, it doesn’t really matter; what matters is if you have shade and are looking to diversify it – consider adding some of these shade loving easy to grow perennials to your garden this year.