At high summer, no respectable flower garden should be without garden phlox or Phlox paniculata. Strange to say, the suburb where I live is somewhat short on phlox. This is probably because it is long on easy to grow annuals like impatiens. There is nothing wrong with impatiens, but a well-established clump of brilliantly colored … Read more
Last week I described the wonders of the Biltmore Estate gardens in Asheville, North Carolina. Both formal and naturalized areas are glorious, with beautifully cultivated and maintained landscapes full of specimen trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. I am quite sure that the moment a petal drops in one of the formal areas; the petal is … Read more
I have spent part of a fall weekend hot on the trail of a woman named “Dodo Hanbury Forbes.” The quest began when I unpacked Ms. Forbes’ namesake plant, a tall, pink-flowered Phlox paniculata. The phlox was hale and hearty and is residing in a shady area on my back porch for a couple of … Read more
