Nothing signals the start of spring—and warmer weather—quite like beautiful pink azalea blooms. These perennial shrubs are beloved for their joyful colors, which also include red, pink, white, and ...

Azaleas start lining shelves at garden centers in early or mid-spring, just when buds are breaking and the pink, white, purple, and red blooms begin showing their colors. With the exception of ...

'Northern Lights' is one of the hardiest varieties, though most azaleas are low-maintenance and easygoing. Beloved for their showy spring blooms and low-maintenance nature, azaleas make an excellent ...

There are few springtime sights more iconic than an azalea bush full of vibrant blooms. These colorful shrubs are covered in funnel-shaped blooms for a few magical weeks each spring, dotting the ...

Azaleas (Rhododendron spp), with their profusion of dark lavender, watermelon pink, peachy orange, pure white, and deep red blooms, add a showy burst of color to your landscape. Planted in the right ...

Playing golf in February hardly seems unusual here in the semi-tropics, but it's unheard of in places like Chicago. Except for this year, of course. Earlier this week, high temperatures there flirted ...

Once upon a time, azaleas bloomed only in early spring, putting on a spectacular show. And, two weeks later, they were done. But with clever breeding programs and observant nurserymen, there are now ...

At the end of the year I am always wishing I had planted lots of things that would have provided color to this dull landscape. So, I want to get a jump on spring and am wondering if I can plant ...

Every year, LSU AgCenter horticulturists select four plants to add to the Louisiana Super Plant program. Plants don’t come by this designation easily. They must prove they can be beautiful and tough ...

Dee, who works with me at Mobile Botanical Gardens, says we should call them “the perfect azalea.” But of course they’re not. If any of them were perfect, there’d have been no need for the ancient ...

When Masters patrons have visions of Augusta National Golf Club, golf often comes to mind second behind the course. Bobby Jones knew immediately that the land was spectacular. “Perfect! And to think ...