Azaleas are often low maintenance yet offer striking spring blooms for the backyard, which is in part what makes them so popular. Once they are established azaleas do not need much aftercare. They ...

From the Amen Corner of Augusta National to Mobile's Azalea Trail, Southerners can't get enough of azaleas. The candy-colored blooms profusely dot the landscape each spring on well-fertilized shrubs.

A: The hesitation in your gut was right! Nope. No pruning and no fertilizing these plants this time of year, and here’s why. Both pruning and fertilizing signal a plant to put on new growth. This late ...

Q. I know to fertilize my azaleas once a month for about three months after they finish blooming; the question is what kind of fertilizer? At the nursery there were three different products labeled ...

It might seem like anything you do might impact the flowers, but the fertilizer you apply now has to be absorbed by the roots and drawn up the stems. That takes time, and by the time it is absorbed ...

April is the best time to fertilize azaleas. (CHRIS GRANGER) QUESTION: What is the best time to fertilize azaleas? I pruned them about a month ago. -- Tony Garner ANSWER: Azalea bushes are fertilized ...

Azalea lace bugs mar the foliage of azaleas. East Texas is known for its azaleas and azaleas are known for being high maintenance and needing extra attention. After the recent double whammy freezes ...

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 ...

A: You can apply a specially formulated azalea fertilizer after spring blooms. Or you can use this organic schedule from Bayou Bend garden curator Bart Brector: Sprinkle 2-3 cups of alfalfa pellets ...

Red-tinged leaves of azaleas stun in the fall - F_studio/Shutterstock Azaleas (Rhododendron) can be a true joy in the fall. Many will bloom around this time, showing off vibrant hues of yellow, orange ...

Q: I have 2-year-old azaleas, about 2 feet tall each. Is it OK to transplant them now, or should I wait until next winter? They are pretty well established but are not mature plants yet. Choose a new ...

Please provide any tips on getting rid of ginger forever. It is too invasive and I am getting too old. Thanks. — Gayle Gingers do have the ability to spread by underground rhizomes, and over time, ...