As with most things in life, gardening is a mixed bag of good and bad. The key to survival is to minimize the bad and accentuate the good. Huh? Yeah, I hate it too when I start to get philosophical.

Phlox is a highly versatile perennial with powerful blooms that can extend through much of the season. From spring-flowering, low-growing creeping phlox (Phlox subulata), to its taller, summer ...

Your description sounds a lot like powdery mildew, which is an easy disease to recognize, and it is common in the landscape at this time of year. It can be a problem that shows up on annuals, ...

It seems to spring up overnight: powdery mildew. The splotchy white and gray dust covers the leaves and stems ofmany of the most popular plants. Woody perennials like lilacs,roses, azaleas, ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Now is the time of year, you’re likely to notice problem insects and plant diseases in your garden. With warmer than average temps, the threat of drought, notwithstanding ...

Q: My tall garden phlox has powdery mildew. The plants are 3 years old, and the last 2 years theyve had 50 percent of the leaves covered in mildew, even though I sprayed them. This helps, but the ...

Both in neighboring home gardens and at my own home these days, I am seeing powdery mildew. Powdery mildew is a disease that causes a grayish, powdery film on leaves, but it is nothing to worry about ...

Your yard looks great and yet ... there's some powdery mildew, peony blotch or black spot to detract from the pretty picture. Here is advice on these summer landscape woes from horticulturists from ...

A veteran flower grower should undertake growing a perennial flower that offers a challenge. A good test plant is to grow a few tall garden phlox. Their large flowers offer strong color appeal. Most ...