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[quote=Anonymous]Based on previous threads here, I'm considering planting creeping phlox as ground cover in a sloping portion of my front yard, as it is native to this area and produces really pretty color.

The front yard slopes down about four feet into a shallow storm water retention ditch next to the road.  (We have no curb.  Thanks, Fairfax County/VDOT).  Currently, we have really weedy lawn in this area and it looks awful.  It's very hard to mow the slope and it's just a mess.  What I'd like to do is just get rid of the lawn and replace it with ground cover.  Then, I'd love to plant a border of flowers at the top of the hill, so when the flowers bloom, it might look something like this:

http://blog.americanmeadows.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Tulip-Creeping-Phlox-Donald-Neuland.jpg

(Only imagine the phlox is going downhill.)

I've done some reading, and I'm thinking my workflow would look something like this:

1) Use a spade to dig up the old sod
2) Use a rototiller to till the soil and add compost
3) Plant the phlox about 12-18 inches apart
4) Mulch between the plants
5) Water the phlox and watch it grow
6) Yay?

Does that sound about right?  Am I missing a step?  Would one of you like to join me in this project?  :-)  Or just give me total newbie advice?  THANKS![/quote]

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