These are the days that try a gardener’s soul. It’s hot and humid, it hardly ever rains, and most plants look like you laid them on a griddle. Be stout of heart, though. There’s one perennial looking ...

Growing on the edge of our upper pond is a beautiful mass of purple phlox. I enjoy looking out the window and seeing them wave in the breeze, and I especially enjoy sitting at the upper pond and ...

Phlox paniculata is a wonderful perennial plant to have in the garden. Phlox paniculata, sometimes referred to as “garden phlox” or “summer phlox,” is native to North America. From the turn of the ...

Summer days in the garden should be glorious affairs and there is one plant that makes a real difference at this time of year, the border phlox. They have rounded mopheads, packed with hundreds of ...