I also chose the flowering perennials, like sedums, day lilies, tall phlox, and astilbe, that I enjoy seeing in the garden, ...

Sometimes we gardeners become so focused — obsessed is probably more accurate — on newly discovered or unique plants that we overlook the ones that have served us well for years. Such was the case ...

Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) is a wonderfully versatile addition to the garden. This perennial serves equally well as a hardy ground cover that'll carpet your garden with stunning flowers, as well ...

Ask the Gardener’s Carol Stocker tells you what to do in the garden this weekend and has a change of heart about phlox. Garden phlox can be tiresome to take care of, with the deadheading, the mildew, ...

Q: Can you tell me the name of this purple ground cover? A: The ground cover in question is a perennial plant called creeping phlox (Phlox stolonifera). It comes in pink, purple, white and a few ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Each spring as the Ohio woodlands wake up to new ...

When you drive down a road in Lake County during March and April, your senses are dazzled by splashes of color. The landscape is sprinkled with red, white and lavender blossoms but pink dominates, ...

QI have a large maple tree in my back yard with a branch span of maybe 40 feet. It has a fair amount of above-ground roots. Am I safe covering up some of the roots to make the ground even to plant ...