Azaleas and Rhododendrons are among the most coveted landscape plants. Despite their popularity, few people understand that azaleas belong to the larger Rhododendron family. The Rhododendron family ...

In the spring, exuberant, beautiful, glorious azaleas burst into bloom to inspire us and take our breath away! I have noticed many of the azaleas here are pruned to little round mounds with a few ...

It's not official but azaleas are definitely in the running as the favorite flower of the South. From sunlight-dappled beds under backyard pines to golf courses to botanical gardens, azaleas offer a ...

Q. Over the last 10 years I have killed three azalea plants. They are so colorful in the spring and I really would like to try again. I have heard there is now an azalea plant that has been hybridized ...

Planting azaleas the right way is key to growing healthy plants! This guide covers soil preparation, sun and shade ...

Azaleas light up the landscape with a profusion of colors, indicating that spring is here. They come in a wide variety of colors, are not too hard to grow and, if you choose wisely, you'll have ...

It's that time of year again. Azalea trimming time. Every spring, cross my heart, I promise that as soon as they quit blooming, I will trim the azaleas lining the driveway. My family has learned that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Azaleas are one of the most widely grown of our flowering shrubs and enjoy astonishing longevity. Although we generally refer to them by their traditional common name, all azaleas are rhododendrons.

There is no doubt that evergreen azaleas are the most popular flowering plant in the South. People flock to Magnolia, Middleton and Cypress Gardens in the spring to see these lovely flowers in bloom.

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 ...