QI have a large maple tree in my back yard with a branch span of maybe 40 feet. It has a fair amount of above-ground roots. Am I safe covering up some of the roots to make the ground even to plant ...

Creeping Phlox is an evergreen, making it ideal as a dense groundcover and for draping over walls and stones. Phlox prefers moist, well-drained soils but it’s very adaptable and forgiving.

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There are upright forms and weeping forms. DEAR READERS: Please join me Monday, April 10, for the spring plant sale at ACCESS Academy, 1500 N. Mississippi St. in midtown Little Rock.

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I have grass growing in my creeping phlox and would like to know how to get rid of it other than by hand. When I try to pull it out, the phlox is torn.

Q: Last year, I bought a creeping phlox plant that said it was evergreen. It looks and feels evergreen, and I would like to buy more plants that are evergreen.