Amateur Gardening

Phlox favourites

SUMMER phlox have so many good things going for them. First, these hardy perennial favourites are colourful, attractive and come in a huge range of different colour combinations. Second, they have a beautiful unforgettable fragrance.

Summer phlox are also easy to grow and fit well with so many other traditional summer flowers. They are widely stocked by retailers and mail-order nurseries across the country, and many new varieties are being introduced that bring us additional fine qualities. That’s a lot of plus points.

Impressive colour range

Summer phlox make tight clumps of slowly spreading, rather shallow fibrous roots that look

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