The Beauty of Coleus..

i love those coleus YDD but mine aren't doing very well in fact something has snapped one of them in half. what do i need to do to make mine better??

They are very pretty aren't they. I have some but the slugs have ruined them, you are lucky they haven't got at yours YDD. The other pictures are lovely too.

Lovely garden Dasiy..your Coleus are gorgeous!!!!! :)

Hi, Sticki, Cinders and Pixi. Thanks for your comments.
One of mine has been snapped twice with the hosepipe Stickie, (can't believe i did that) can't be fixed but should grow bushier, if you nip the tips back they thicken out.
I can't believe the slugs haven't ate mine Cinders, they had a good go last year, Maybe its because of the new raised bed, and ive been vigilant this year, oh, and the pellets lol.

thanks YDD i shall go round nipping straight away!! mine are in a pot so i thought they might have been safer ~ obviously not!!! far too many slugs here ~ i hate them.

Very pretty - well done:D)

BRILLIANT Daisy........it's so neat and colourful :-)

Wonderful array of colours :o)))

Beautiful YDD gardens looking fab:)

There so pretty, havent got any of these,wonder if i can fit some in somewhere ! lovely pics as always :)

Adding to favourites - your garden is fantastic Daisy.

They are such lovely colours YDD so vibrant , your garden looks immaculate so neat and tidy .. :o)

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments, I do love Colius, I found an allotment grower, who sells them for 50p each! how great is that :))

Great photos!

Aren't they great 'doers' Ydd! but honestly, you should try growing them from seed! They're dead easy and you get dozens for about £2! Get a mixed packet and they'll all be different too! They really have that jungley feel you were looking for!

they do add that extra something Dee, think we are going to get rain again today after a couple od sunny days :o(

Those pics are beautiful, Daisy! I grew some coleus one year and thought they were going to be difficult, but they grew well from seed, and there were loads of different types, as Libet says. Also, if you pinch the tops out before the flowers come, it stops them running to seed and the plants are much bushier. if you grow them from seed, Daisy, you could sell them to the allotment holder next year!!!

Stickitoffee, if you put Vaseline around the outside of the pot, at the top, it keeps the slimy b....s off, because they don't like going over the grease!!

Annie (Cumbria)