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 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 ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The azalea ...

The Rhododendron genus is a large group of over 1,000 different species. Most of these are native to Asia, particularly the Himalayan region, but a small number grow closer to home. The Pacific ...

There’s nothing like waking up to sunshine. Azaleas enjoy it, anyway. Where you plant them matters, O’Shea says. They do best with ample morning light, followed by dappled shade in the afternoon.

Question. Azaleas in our yard are starting to bloom, but the plants are large and lanky. When can they be pruned, and how much? Answer. Enjoy late winter and early spring blooms, and when they are ...