Gorgeous! Are those hollyhocks and daylilies on the other side of the road?
Sue

Very nice! They do seem to glow.

Wow, they do glow in the late sun, really lovely. You've got some very nice borders going on there. What's blooming at the back of the left hand border?
Annette

Beautiful,what kind of phlox are they.??? I have some phlox,but obviously not the same kind, as mine are small,but pretty.I have red,white,and pink.
Kathi

Annette, I think you are referring to a pale yellow hollyhock that is more shrubby than others, a seedling of alcea rugosa.
There are also echinacea and daylilies blooming in that border.

I call the the Driveway Border and I got drastic with it and used herbicides to kill out the center that was full of violets that had choked out the Asiatic lilies and my David Phlox and who knows what else!

The hollyhocks don't bear close inspection this time of year due to japanese beetles and leaf miners. I left this one because it had some structure to it and doesn't fall over. Most of the others I have cut down.

What beautiful phlox! They do glow. My phlox never do that well, they get rust and mildew and probably need more water. Yours are gorgeous though.

My phlox are in too much shade. I know they could do better; there's a neighbor around the country block who has them by her mailbox and they are almost as spectacular as Glenda's. (Furiously making yet another note for moving things around this fall, or is that next spring?)

Glenda, you have color everywhere! Driveway Border, what a welcome home.

Nell

Beautiful border! I think I have that same phlox as a pass along plant. It is vigorous and bright.

Don't think that I don't get mildew and have some just shrivel and die. I just cut to the ground several groups of a phlox in the HB bed because they were so sorry looking. They are now back about 18 inches tall. Don't know if they will bloom this year or not.

A lot of the beds and borders would not bear close inspection. When things get too ratty looking I just cut them to the ground.

They do glow beautifully! I love phlox, too.

Cameron

Now that is just stunning. Love your phlox. Looks like you have a beautiful place, could we see more?
Barb

Oh Wow! They are beautiful. I've never grown phlox before. Are they hard to grow?

Edna

Wow, I have tried phlox, they seem to eventually die out on me. Do you do anything special for them?

Oh, I love old-fashioned Phlox.
I have it everywhere on my place. The fragrance fills the air on hot summer days. The color is intense and lights up the gardens.

Run a water hose on low to deep-soak their roots. Do not spray them or water them with a sprinkler, especially if you live in humid climate. Do not get water on the leaves. If your plants get mildew, cut them back and burn them in the fall. Plant them where they get plenty of air circulation...not up against a building or solid fence as this increases the possibility of them getting powdery mildew and other diseases they are prone to get. Allow room behind them if you plant them near your house or a fence.

Edna, they are really easy to grow. Require little or no care as long as you water them the right way. Grow in full sun (best) and in part shade. Too much shade and they don't bloom as well. They spread like all perennials - increasing their root base and if the conditions are just right, they will increase by seed, although their seeds are not viable enough to be considered an invasive plant.

Divide them and share.
Look great next to bright orange flowers, like Tiger Lilies or Trumpet vine blooms.

I didn't mean to hijack your topic, Glenda. I am sorry if I offend anyone on here with my all my blabbering. Just a lonely old lady. :(

~ Annie
...miserably sick with a summer cold in hot, dry central Oklahoma and praying for rain.