Good Ground Covers: Phlox

Creeping Phlox is a hardy ground cover that comes back
year after year, covering your lawn with shades of pink
or white in the Spring, and green for the rest of the year.

Phlox is mildly drought-resistant in
South for the most part, but looks
better when it is watered regularly.

A good way to layer the composition
of your garden is to put your Phlox
on the outermost layer next to your
flowers, Hostas or showy Caladiums.

Looking for a good ground cover for the gaps in your flower garden? Try Phlox--no--not the gigantic kind--the moss-like variety called Creeping Phlox that covers hills in a deep pink each year. The best place to get Phlox is probably at Krogers when they have a three for $10.00 deal, or some similar deal at your local plant nursery. Match your Phlox to be the same colors for the most stunning impacts. Plant the Phlox in between other flowers and around a young spruce tree or other trees and shrubs.

In four years, the Phlox will cover your gaps for you, which will amaze you. How fast this plant grows, coming back year after year! For even faster growth, water the Creeping Phlox in your yard with Miracle Grow and hose water the ground coverings periodically. Such watering is especially important during the hottest part of the Summer, and even more so if the location is prone to droughts, which can kill off even returning flowering plants.

And viola! You have a gorgeous flower garden without many gaps given time. In future years, one may always plant more Phlox if the plants are not covering up the areas you want covered up.