Azaleas deserve a special place in gardens where these flowering shrubs can best catch the eye in spring. Some azaleas are repeat bloomers, adding splashes of color later in the growing season, and ...

One tried and true shrub for our local gardens is the azalea: a spring-flowering beauty that can be used in many locations in the landscape. Related to the rhododendron, which is Washington state’s ...

Few delights herald the dawn of spring like swaths of blooming azaleas. They are a southern staple in gardens and cityscapes alike. Extending the glory are reblooming varieties, none more recognized ...

QUESTION: My potted poinsettias always grow tall and lanky. How do commerical growers produce the nice compact plants found in stores? ANSWER: Cultural conditions have a lot to do with keeping the ...

In order to have beautiful azaleas next spring, now’s the time to take care of them. If you haven’t fertilized your azaleas yet, now is the time. The most important factor in fertilizing azaleas is to ...

Q. My house has many azaleas around it, and they bloomed beautifully last spring. Now they are overgrown, encroaching on the sidewalk and entryway. The outer 6 to 8 inches of the branches are green ...

Most Floridians have a nostalgic appreciation for azalea bushes, thinking back on memories of bright colored flowers appearing as the weather warmed with summer right around the corner. Although ...

Azaleas in bloom are a sure sign that spring has arrived. Azaleas have been in bloom for several weeks providing beautiful displays of color. Because they come in an assortment of colors and sizes, ...

I moved into a new home that has a sunny flower bed in front. It has two small azaleas in it that are blooming right now. They have beautiful, ruffled flowers, but I thought azaleas only bloomed in ...