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Don’t let spring creep up on you! Phlox subulata

Don’t let spring creep up on you! Phlox subulata

Posted by John Friel on Oct 12th 2022

Known variously as creeping phlox or moss phlox, early flowering Phlox subulata is a familiar friend, a welcome harbinger of spring. Its cheerful five-petaled blooms blanket slopes and spill over walls.A crop of Phlox subulata planted in early fall has oceans of time to fill its containers with vigorous roots. Sooner than you think, cold nights and short days will shut down vegetative growth. That tough evergreen foliage will hunker down and wait patiently. Sleep tight! Come spring, this fa
Pop all you want, we’ll sow more...Platycodon grandiflora ‘Astra Blue’

Pop all you want, we’ll sow more...Platycodon grandiflora ‘Astra Blue’

Posted by John Friel on Jun 3rd 2021

“Balloon Flower”Here’s a garden plant that’s fun for all ages. Growers and gardeners love the flower color, about as close to true blue as a perennial gets. And your customers’ customers’ kids will love popping the inflated buds of this cheerful sun/shade tolerant border beauty .Please, don’t stop ‘em from poppin’ ‘em! Having fun in the garden helps bring them back. A few burst buds is a small price to pay for new gardeners. Think of it as a tiny investment in the green industry’s future.Platyco

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