On-air challenge: Today's puzzle is a game of categories based on the word "phlox." You'll be given some categories. For each one, name something in the category beginning with each of the letters ...

July is a quieter, greener month, full of promises yet to be delivered. That is why border phloxes are such valuable summer perennials. They can colour that gap, flowering when rudbeckias ...

The many gloomy days this summer have added to phloxes' bright, pretty charm. It’s been a good year for phlox. That won’t compensate for how awful the tomatoes have been, but we will take what ...

This water stress disease debilitates plants, leaving them covered with white powder. Phloxes, monardas and heleniums are prone to it. Once the plants are thinned, wait for a damp, warm day and ...

Q. I definitely want to try one of the phloxes you mentioned (“Garden phlox is a pain, so what changed my mind?’’ Ask the Gardener, July 28). When is the best time to plant it? J.C., Dover ...

Phlox paniculata 'Monica Lynden-Bell' will thrive in gardens where other phloxes struggle Credit: Photo: Alamy You couldn't pick a better phlox than 'Monica Lynden-Bell' – it's vigorous ...

Roses. Dahlias. Chrysanthemums. Phloxes. Lilies. Every flower. Every color. In every direction. The flowers are moving in buckets stacked on metal carts, pushed by electric scooters. Growers drop ...