After seeing the gorgeous stands of creeping Phlox in full bloom around town last year, I knew I had to have these pretty plants tumbling over our rock walls. Last spring we added about a half dozen pink Phlox and half a dozen blue Phlox. I always reserve judgement on a plant until it’s gone through one of our winters. This past winter we had a few snowfalls including the 15” accumulation which we thought would never melt and leave. All of my Phlox returned beautifully and it’s the first of my perennials to put on a bloom show which lasts a few weeks. I bought 15 pink Phlox and three blue Phlox this year. We added six of the pink Phlox to our garden bell garden at the road... We added nine pink Phlox to the middle stone wall which leads to our upper drive. I want drifts of Phlox at the upper driveway stone wall, too. I noticed how lovely the blue Phlox was in front of the yellow Goldmound Spirea and planted the three last Phlox there. We have three Goldmound Spirea shrubs in this shrub garden so I wanted more blue Phlox to add in front of those shrubs. I made a quick run to the plant nursery but wouldn’t you know it—- they were sold out of the blue Phlox. It’s been popular this year. Oh well. There’s always next year.
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