When most of us think about azaleas, we envision the transplants from Japan and Korea that grace southern gardens in spectacular fashion in the spring. As flashy as exotic azaleas may be, the less ...

Spring is officially here, and with its arrival we can finally enjoy the multitude of blooming plants that usher in the growing season. Among the most popular are azaleas, a mainstay of landscapes ...

THOMASVILLE- This is a precious and fleeting time of year in South Georgia, late winter, early spring. Georgia’s local native azalea Rhododendron canescens is flowering. For just a few weeks their ...

On many of the mountains in Western North Carolina, the bright spring flowers have given way to the deep greens of summer. However, in Graham County, high elevations nurture the bright orange of a ...

When someone mentions azaleas, you may automatically form a mental picture of one of the showy, evergreen hybrid varieties that are so popular. Native azaleas aren’t quite as popular or well known, ...

The southeast lost a lot of shade last year. It seems like adding insult to injury, when, after the massive recovery from bad storms is finally completed, we are left with relentless, scorching, ...

April is Native Plant Month, making it the perfect time to celebrate the beauty and importance of native species. Native azalea is one of my favorites, and it is currently putting on a spectacular ...

Dale Skaggs plants a native azalea and Joellen Dimond plants a butterfly garden. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Dixon Gallery & Gardens Head of Horticulture Dale Skaggs ...

It often feels like you should plant fast-growing spring flowers for a colorful garden at the start of that season, but some shrubs prefer to be planted when the weather turns cooler. Waiting until ...