Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Azalea in bloom Azaleas are often low maintenance yet offer striking spring blooms for the backyard, which is in part what makes ...

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.

March is just around the corner, so now is the time to get the last of your February garden jobs ticked off. One shrub to pay attention to is your azalea, which needs some TLC after battling winter ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s not the time for heavy pruning.

Azaleas usually weather the South's mild frosts without problem, but many evergreen azaleas don't like a deep freeze. They need a helping hand so they can come through winter without losing a few ...

We have a very large live oak in our front yard and want to ensure that it stays healthy. In the spring, I apply lawn fertilizer to my St. Augustine lawn that is around the tree. Should I use ...

Question: I have hibiscus and azaleas that grow green plants, but no flowers even though they receive water and fertilizer. What else is needed? Answer: Such healthy plants with no flowers suggest the ...