Agapanthus I grow the large blue flowering Agapanthus at the top of the driveway border, where they are nearly underneath a large gum tree. The soil there is quite dry and yet these plants seem to do well. They have a bright pink Flower carpet rose for company but unfortunately the two don't get their flowering times to coincide. This phlox is a magenta pink colour, with dark leaves. A small patch of it was here when I first arrived.
Phloxes flower profusely throughout the summer weeks, and are tough customers in wind or drought.
The pale lilac phlox that I originally brought to the garden is out of favour with me at the moment, though. I've tried other varieties, but some have been prone to mildew. Gypsofola I bought this Gypsophila from the local golf club and planted it in the Dogpath garden next to some small fire engine red roses. It's such a good combination - the bridal veil white of the Gypsophila with the romance of the red roses underneath. I forget to use it, though, when I'm cutting flowers for the house.