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jacqui2 Sunbury, OH Jun 18, 2007

My woodland phlox looked wonderful in April and early May, but we had some heavy rains which beat it down into the dirt. It has been laying down flat ever since, and to say it was unsightly would be an understatement. I would like to cut it back to several inches, but I am unsure what that would do to future blooms. I was a good two feet high before the heavy rain smashed it. We are new to central Ohio and this is my first year with this garden. I have a feeling I will have LOTS of questions.

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Jun 19, 2007

Hi Jacqui, I am really sorry that I am not familier with the woodland Phlox, are those ones that come back each year, or do they reseed themselves within the same area, could you pos send in a picture, that would be helpful, but someone else might know the plant, what to do if your plants get thrashed to the ground with heavy rain is, soon as pos, after the rain stops, get into the plants with your hands and gently lift and shake some of the water off the flowers and the foliage, this removes the weight that is lying on the flowerheads making it imposible for the stems to lift the flowers back up again, if they are beyond that for this year, then cut the whole plants down to about 6 inch from the ground as you dont want any mould setting into them due to the damp conditions under the greenery. For next year, soon as you see the little shoots peeping through the earth, make some supports for them, you can use garden canes set into the ground, then weave some soft garden twine around the canes like square boxes, this will give some support as they grow taller, if you can, raise the twine as they get taller, you wont see the twine once the foliage grows thicker, or you can buy wire plant supports from the garden centers, they are not cheep if you need a good few, but they last for years, in winter you just go out and collect them, clean them and reuse them next year, maybe once you have a look at the bought ones, you could make some yourself from old wire coat hangers and wound onto a cane. hope this helps you some, good luck and happy gardening, feel free to ask any questions you wish, we all have to learn sometime and still are. Weenel.

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