Most home gardeners prize azaleas for their wide range of colors and low maintenance. By learning to prune these shrubs properly, you will be rewarded with healthy plants that bring spring color to ...

There are many reasons to find out about pruning azaleas. It could be that your shrub is dominating the space it's planted in and needs to be controlled. Maybe your azalea doesn't look that healthy so ...

It's a simple rule: Prune your azalea in the weeks AFTER it blooms. And for most azaleas, that's starting right about now. How long do you have to prune? Until July 1. But if you're going to prune ...

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 ...

Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring through early summer, March/April through May. Pruning hard just before or ...

Playing golf in February hardly seems unusual here in the semi-tropics, but it's unheard of in places like Chicago. Except for this year, of course. Earlier this week, high temperatures there flirted ...

Q: I planted several Indica azaleas 20 years ago, including 'Formosa,' 'Mrs. G.G. Gerbing,' 'Judge Soloman' and 'George Taber.' The blooms have been spectacular for years. However, after droughts and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The recent springlike weather has many homeowners in Greater Columbus thinking about renovating their home landscapes next season. One of the most popular shrubs sold in garden centers each spring is ...