Azaleas provide big, beautiful blooms in mid-spring. But they're actually busy all summer long, which is why pruning them in ...

When considering how to prune azaleas, take into account that such pruning isn’t actually a necessity unless your bushes have outgrown their allotted space. You can prevent that by planting azaleas ...

Mounds of red, pink, and white azaleas explode every spring, beautifying your yard and giving you great satisfaction for properly taking care of the shrubs throughout the year. Fortunately, once ...

Can mulching leaves into lawns cause problems? Ted in Glyndon writes: “Does mulching leaves into the lawn in the fall hurt the grass or help it? I worry that it might be bad for three reasons: adding ...

Azaleas grow vigorously in the Piedmont and often benefit from gentle pruning once the flowers fade. Overgrown plants may require more drastic pruning. GARY C. KNAPP AP FILE PHOTO Some of you have ...

Azaleas sometimes send up these stray, awkward-looking vigorous shoots that stick up above the rest of the bush. Removing individual unsightly shoots will not affect the rest of the shrub. QUESTION: ...

I have several overgrown azalea bushes and want to rejuvenate them. Is it too late to cut them back now? I do realize I would lose the spring flowers, but I’m afraid the overgrown condition of the ...

If you need to prune or shape azaleas, do so by mid- to late July. Azaleas tend to set their flower buds sometime after that. (Carlie Kollath Wells/NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) QUESTION: Is it too ...

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 ...

Q. My house has many azaleas around it, and they bloomed beautifully last spring. Now they are overgrown, encroaching on the sidewalk and entryway. The outer 6 to 8 inches of the branches are green ...