Creeping phlox is a beautiful groundcover that doesn't need a whole lot of care. Cutting it back in fall can be helpful, ...

Looking for ways to encourage your phlox plants to produce healthy, big blooms in the spring? Start with pruning at the right ...

When moving peonies, also bear in mind that it may take up to three years for the new plant to start blooming. My peonies ...

Q. My phlox bloom beautifully but the leaves turn white and the blossoms wilt because of disease. Please tell me how to treat them. Beulah Stone, Muskegon A. Powdery mildew is the most likely culprit.

As with most things in life, gardening is a mixed bag of good and bad. The key to survival is to minimize the bad and accentuate the good. Huh? Yeah, I hate it too when I start to get philosophical.

Key Points Wait until fall frost kills tall phlox before pruning to the ground; fall pruning is keeps powdery mildew at bay.Regular deadheading and light trimming encourage bushier growth, extend ...

Q: My tall garden phlox has powdery mildew. The plants are 3 years old, and the last 2 years theyve had 50 percent of the leaves covered in mildew, even though I sprayed them. This helps, but the ...

M.B.: Yes -- I recommend the shovel solution for your disease-infected Phlox paniculata. Throwing away your old phlox is recommended because the easy answer to growing perfect, mildew-free phlox is to ...

Long a popular garden plant in Europe, phlox is getting its due in the United States, its country of origin, after the largest trial study ever at Mt. Cuba Center. The center, dedicated to regional ...

Phlox are easy-to-grow plants that come in a huge variety of colors to provide a bounty of fragrant flowers throughout the summer months. They require only a little annual maintenance to perform at ...

Planting phlox is a beautiful way to add color to the garden in perennial fashion. The flowers, when healthy, are lovely to look at and can provide visual appeal for years to come. They do raise ...

Dahlias growing in Olympia’s South Capitol neighborhood. Earwigs are attracted to the decaying blooms of dahlias. The Olympian The second week of August is when lilies, dahlias and phlox can fill the ...