Like most gardeners, I’m all about growing flowering annuals in hanging baskets and decorative pots. In recent years, however, I’ve grown increasingly fond of container gardening with colorful shrubs.

Azaleas add welcome color to the spring garden and some, like Encore®, Perfecto Mundo® and ReBLOOM™ offer additional blooms in summer and fall. With beautiful flowers in an array of colors ...

A: Encore azaleas flower on new wood rather than on old, as most traditional azaleas do. Encores produce a heavy spring flush of blooms, then grow. Another flowering cycle begins in mid- to late ...

After consulting a few sources, I would suggest the following care for your weigela: *Fertilize in March-April with a balanced fertilizer (all three numbers the same, i.e. 10-10-10). *Prune just after ...

Azaleas rank among the most common plants we grow in our Southern landscapes. According to the Azalea Society of America, more than 10,000 varieties of azaleas have been registered. With so many ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

When you get past poinsettias and look for something new and different to decorate with, consider the power of an azalea bloom. Reblooming Encore azaleas, especially, sometimes bloom when you least ...

HAMMOND – It's getting to the time of year when multiseason-blooming azaleas will begin their fall floral displays. Popular fall-flowering azaleas include the Robin Hill and Encore types. Robin Hill ...