Each spring, azaleas light up our gardens with a profusion of colorful blooms. These classic mounding shrubs drift across the landscape like showy clouds. Once established, they need little care.

With azaleas coming into bloom now, this is a good time to think about the care these popular Louisiana plants need. “You can see azaleas all around Louisiana now commencing their spring blooming ...

After a long, cold winter, you’re probably ready to get outdoors to start tidying up your garden. While there are many plants, such as roses and fruit trees, that can be pruned in late winter to early ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

Is it now OK to take salvia out of one bed and put them in another? Can I add porterweed to a flowerbed at this time? — Barbara You may try and move the salvias now, although it would be better to ...

The act of pruning azaleas can be seen as a metaphor for personal growth and self-care. Azaleas should be pruned within three weeks after their blooming cycle ends. Different pruning techniques ...

February is a busy month in the garden for me. I dress up warm and out the door I go on a sunny day. I am either planting trees or shrubs, dividing snowdrops or pruning. Pruning may not be the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It has been a productive spring; the azaleas and roses are having a flush year. Properly maintained plants overflowed with ...