tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post1443332064318885970..comments2024-03-17T20:56:22.962-04:00Comments on Hoe and Shovel: Colorful Coleus, TooMeemshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-34618218652769099852008-08-04T20:39:00.000-04:002008-08-04T20:39:00.000-04:00mjm: Thanks... they are my August updates.mjm: Thanks... they are my August updates.Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-51504017856698537422008-08-03T21:58:00.000-04:002008-08-03T21:58:00.000-04:00BTW- Like the new pictures you added today!BTW- Like the new pictures you added today!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306886935043225767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-78889894522005489032008-08-03T17:23:00.000-04:002008-08-03T17:23:00.000-04:00Cheryl: Coleus are classed as annuals here too onl...Cheryl: Coleus are classed as annuals here too only they act a little like perennials in that they can actually last through a couple of years depending on the weather. Location is important as well. Putting them in the ground does add to the many ways they can be showcased. But I love them in containers just as much.<BR/><BR/>Titania: Tidy is a good way to describe the way I like things. Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-9846294920085636552008-08-03T11:12:00.000-04:002008-08-03T11:12:00.000-04:00I'm with you on symmetry Meems, and feel the same ...I'm with you on symmetry Meems, and feel the same about matching stuff in my clothing and interiors. In my book, the words "living room" (or dining room, or bedroom") and "set" don't belong together in the same phrase.<BR/><BR/>I love coleus too, and have them mostly in containers. Last year I overwintered cuttings, and didn't buy any at all this summer. They're on sale for a buck at the garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-33075176805012442282008-08-03T10:43:00.000-04:002008-08-03T10:43:00.000-04:00Meems,You've inspired me to get more caladiums. I...Meems,<BR/><BR/>You've inspired me to get more caladiums. I have a few in my front shade garden, but now I'm thinking they look a little too sparse. I am also thinking of using them as a border plant in the back yard as well. I have tons of coleus inside- but not outside...I have some that I have been rooting-maybe I should see how they do outside as well!Thanks for the inspiration!<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-55022737433914885242008-08-03T10:32:00.000-04:002008-08-03T10:32:00.000-04:00Lovely meems. I could use a bit of your skills to...Lovely meems. I could use a bit of your skills to create flow and balance. Sometimes I think my garden is chaotic! You must have wonderful soil to be able to stick a plant in the ground and it will root! <BR/><BR/>I found Dwarf Katia (?) Mexican Ruellia on the sale table at a local nursery. I can see the attraction; her leaves have the look of a seersucker sedge and her flowers are so like theGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-52750966665037485512008-08-03T03:13:00.000-04:002008-08-03T03:13:00.000-04:00This is a lovely flowerbed - very nice composition...This is a lovely flowerbed - very nice composition! I don't like too much symmetry either, I like a garden look more spontaneous. However, I do like the plant that you've used surrounding this bed - what is it?<BR/>/KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-28786578412345894692008-08-03T02:20:00.000-04:002008-08-03T02:20:00.000-04:00Meems, I like Coleus too. The colours are gorgous ...Meems, I like Coleus too. The colours are gorgous and when they seed, I always let some, one can get new patterned plants. "Your" inky fingers is a cool coleus,to use my grand childrens jargon! I haven't seen this one around. When I read about your Florida climate it sounds just like ours. I have a similar approach in gardening like you, perhaps not as tidy as you! When it matches it is mostly anLavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-13907103716910794422008-08-03T02:18:00.000-04:002008-08-03T02:18:00.000-04:00Coleus are beautiful....they are classed as annual...Coleus are beautiful....they are classed as annuals here and have to be replaced every year. I used to use them a lot in containers and they make a wonderful display in the garden. To be able to use them in the beds would be wonderful but that is never going to happen here.....old jack frost would soon get them.<BR/><BR/>Lovely to see yours and a beautiful display especially inky fingers.......Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802468583972118464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-76009106944377674352008-08-03T00:24:00.000-04:002008-08-03T00:24:00.000-04:00Lisa: I adore the bouquets of coleus too. They roo...Lisa: I adore the bouquets of coleus too. They root easily in a vase as well. The garden is alive right now with tropical mosquitoes as well as all the lush layers. They love to hide under the plantings. Too bad we have to take the bad with the good dont' we?<BR/><BR/>marmee: I'm liking your plan. The sound of February makes we wish for our beautiful Florida February right about now... Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-13868577130288065512008-08-03T00:06:00.000-04:002008-08-03T00:06:00.000-04:00Coleus are so easy to grow and propagate. I'm not ...Coleus are so easy to grow and propagate. I'm not a matchy-matchy kind of person either.Usually, if you surround yourself with things you love, they just seem to work together. Your garden design definitely works. It looks beautiful!Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-71012110510443725622008-08-02T23:04:00.000-04:002008-08-02T23:04:00.000-04:00Whenever we read that phrase "year round growing s...Whenever we read that phrase "year round growing season" on your blog header, we just become green with envy...<BR/><BR/>Beautiful coleus plantings, btw.Shibaguyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682269444278312127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-77704640594618427722008-08-02T22:14:00.000-04:002008-08-02T22:14:00.000-04:00Nice design.Nice design.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-18579254554339097852008-08-02T20:49:00.000-04:002008-08-02T20:49:00.000-04:00Your coleus are so colorful and the texture & ...Your coleus are so colorful and the texture & pattern are fantastic. I almost bought some this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-89228871198346291052008-08-02T19:13:00.000-04:002008-08-02T19:13:00.000-04:00your colourful greenery is so great. ok, i definat...your colourful greenery is so great. <BR/>ok, i definately need your input. my yard is still in the deciding stages of what to put where. i thought of something. in february the nashville antiques and garden show comes here and it is amazing. you could plan to come up and visit and see my yard and layout and give me ideas. then, we could visit the show and you could take home some incredible marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3160717311376074400.post-19894596770613561922008-08-02T18:55:00.000-04:002008-08-02T18:55:00.000-04:00I love your coleus. I plant several each summer. ...I love your coleus. I plant several each summer. I just cut back the few I have this summer and brought inside the cuttings as a bouquet. They are just wonderful. Your garden is just wonderful. It is so lush. You have created a tropical paradise.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com