Shade Gardening: shady problem, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
You can just take cuttings from all your favorite coleuses (before frost) and hold them over in a somewhat sunny spot (all in one container) for the winter with very little watering and no feeding at all until February or March. Coleus are ideal for the lazy gardener - I know from experience! They are SO good at filling in the vacant spots while you wait for perennials to fill out and grow. Aegopodium will grow anywhere! I deleted all of mine but you obviously know it well and know where you want it.

There is a sedum with very nasty sap and I can't seem to get rid of that pest. Euphorbias have never bothered me and I try to be careful but even when I'm not so careful and do break a stem I've never run into trouble with it.

Thank you, rouge! That's a nice day starter for me.

I love when just a few coleuses can brighten a spot or lend some color.