Azaleas

My garden has grown as its plants grow — quietly, gradually, and unassumingly. It was started as most gardens are begun — by owners of newly acquired houses.  During the

A full four months of azalea bloom may sound like a gardener’s tall tale. But it becomes a fact when there is a discriminating choice of native azalea species to

I wanted to grow azaleas twenty-two years ago when I returned to the Midwest after many years of enjoying the green-damp hills of Maryland. Most experienced St. Louis gardeners advised

Beautiful azaleas are grown in the North Central states despite two handicaps in increasing them. The first is well understood and does not need elaborate discussion: we are primarily in

The Glenn Dale Hybrid Azaleas launched in a cannonade of almost unparalleled publicity years ago. A sensation at the big flower shows, they were the talk of horticultural circles throughout

Azaleas are popular plants and can grow from Seattle to Southern California. They are not difficult to grow if properly selected and properly cared for. Here are the proper steps

One of the difficulties in growing azaleas in many areas west of the Appalachians, in western Pennsylvania and Ohio, for example, is that the soil is not naturally acid and