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, ...

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 azaleas ...

Azaleas start lining shelves at garden centers in early or mid-spring, just when buds are breaking and the pink, white, purple, and red blooms begin showing their colors. With the exception of ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The azalea ...

Azaleas light up the landscape with a profusion of colors, indicating that spring is here. They come in a wide variety of colors, are not too hard to grow and, if you choose wisely, you'll have ...

‘Formosa,’ a type of Southern Indica azalea, is one of the best and most popular in Houston gardens. It’s extremely hardy, tolerant of sun and it blooms from early to midseason. The deep-rose-purple ...

There are few springtime sights more iconic than an azalea bush full of vibrant blooms. These colorful shrubs are covered in funnel-shaped blooms for a few magical weeks each spring, dotting the ...

Q: I planted three Encore azaleas two years ago and they haven’t bloomed once. Folks at the Great Big Greenhouse tested the soil PH and said it was fine, but still no blooms. Last fall I moved some ...