New Orleans-area gardeners have a special fondness for azaleas. Just look around the city in March and April, and you will see azaleas blooming everywhere. The unique feature of Conversation Piece ...

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 ...

An ideal hedge is dense and tall enough to block wind, mute noises, block views, or serve other functions based on your needs. Evergreen shrubs are popular for hedges because they offer the same ...

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 ...

Encore azalea in full bloom at the Southern Living Test Garden at the Agriculture Center on Old Concord Road. Azaleas are some of the most popular plants in Rowan County landscapes, and the stores and ...

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 ...

SALISBURY — With all the new shrub cultivars developed each year, azaleas still remain one of the most popular plant materials in Rowan County landscapes. Nurseries, garden centers and other retail ...

Many garden enthusiasts are leery of planting rhododendrons and azaleas, afraid that anything so showy must be a diva that demands pampering. Not true, said Tere Cole, lead horticulturalist at Holden ...

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 ...

I recently received some photos of azaleas bushes with the question, “What is wrong with my azaleas?” The pictures showed foliage that did not look normal. Many of the leaves were yellow, most were ...