Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic The creeping habit of Moss Phlox can form a flower carpet as breathtaking in a residential rock garden or sprawling over rock walls as on the mountain slopes and open woodlands of its natural Mid-Atlantic habitat. (In NoVA, it's native to Fairfax County.)

Find Emerald Blue Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue') in Winnipeg Manitoba MB at Ron Paul Garden Centre (Creeping Phlox)

Creeping phlox, also known as moss phlox, is a low-maintenance perennial groundcover. They provide vibrant and pastel blooms in the spring and work well as

These beautiful edging plants for flower beds are sure to add interest and color to your garden and walkways.

Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata) are mat forming groundcovers with an abundance of small flowers in spring. The fragrant flowers can be a variety of colors. The flowers cover the entire plant when in full bloom, creating a carpet of pink or white. The dark green leaves can remain partially evergreen throughout winter. Moss Phlox prefers medium moisture, well drained soils in full sun. Moss Phlox are beautiful groundcover additions to rock gardens, slopes, and spilling over rock walls. They bring…

Do you have some blank areas in your landscaping? You need some fast growing ground cover plants that suppress weeds and grow quickly everywhere.

How to divide moss phlox: There's still time to divide overgrown perennials this fall! Here's an easy way to split one of our favorites.

Not much happens in Cologne, Minnesota. It isn't known for producing many famous people, either. But last year I discovered that one of the peony hybridizing pioneers of this century lived right here. And you may have one of his peonies. Last fall my husband and I got into geocaching. We were trying to track down a mystery cache and ended up in Cologne Lions Park. We paused in the pavilion and my attention was drawn to a framed collage of peonies. Next to this were several information…

Use this guide to find the best drought-tolerant groundcovers that can take long dry spells and save you work in the garden.