When azaleas complete their dazzling spring fling, do you long for more blooms? Encore azaleas flower on new wood and will bring repeat performances in your garden summer and fall. Louisiana plant ...

Q. I have about 20 Encore azaleas. Most have just stopped blooming. Should they be fertilized now? Should they be fertilized after they bloom each time? A. The good thing about the Encore series is ...

A: Encore azaleas flower on new wood rather than on old, as most traditional azaleas do. Encores produce a heavy spring flush of blooms, then grow. Another flowering cycle begins in mid- to late ...

There may not be another shrub in southern gardens more beloved than the evergreen Southern Indica azalea (Rhododendron indicum). Though native to Japan, it has been widely planted in North America ...

Question:My husband surprised me with threedozen beautiful blooming potted azalea plants in festive colors:white, fuchsia pink and red. He wants these for our Christmasdecorations, instead of the ...

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 ...

Bloom-A-Thon 'Pink Double' azalea. Flowering lasts for 4-6 weeks in spring, and then another 12-16 weeks in summer and fall. It will bloom in shade, with only 2-3 hours of morning sun. Azaleas in ...

This is the time of year landscapes appear bejeweled in azalea blooms. White, red, pink, peach, fuchsia and purples create an unparalleled impact when placed en masse. Azaleas, of the Rhododendron ...

Q. I have several Encore azaleas that bloom nicely but don’t have many leaves. What is the best practice to get them full and encourage the leaves’ growth? What is the best composition of fertilizer ...

There is nothing I like more in the garden than plants that offer great value for money. That can mean several things: That they are trouble-free, have great staying power, hold up well in our climate ...

Q: My neighbor has a beautiful pink crape myrtle. She has given me permission to take cuttings; yet, nothing so far has been successful. How do you propagate crape myrtles? A: You can root cuttings of ...