MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about coleus, loquat trees, tangerine trees, lemon trees, herbs, azaleas ...

A perfect location for overwintering coleus plants is warm, bright, and away from cold drafts. Lydia Beaumont, gardening ...

Garden Variety is an occasional column about growing plants without grief. On the sunniest Deep South day, wisely planted under the dark green backdrop of a shady tree, a clump of coleus will shimmer ...

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 ...

As summer ends, the coleus is at its peak. These plants are known for their beautiful foliage color versus flowers. It's hard to watch my coleus plants die after the first frost. Thankfully, coleus is ...

It is spring. As the colors of spring multiply and cheer, we step into plant arenas, garden centers. About three weeks ago, clad in a colorful coleus shirt, Chris Baker of Baker's Acres stepped up to ...

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 ...

Question: I love ornamental plants with really funky or unique foliage. Is there anything I can plant that will liven up areas around my trees, which I also can’t do without? Specifically, I have a ...

As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, you can make mom feel special in any number of ways: Some of your options include fixing her breakfast, taking her out for dinner and/or buying her flowers or a ...

There are lots of plants to grow for color in the shade in the summer. Here is some information about begonias, pentas, caladium, coleus and fire spike. The weather this spring and summer is a special ...