I too think azaleas look good bunched and in banks. I would prepare a nice bed for
them per Stephens instructions and then move them all there arranged by color or
height or whatever. prune them after they bloom. raised beds are best. I use a
soaker hose on a timer and mulch over that to conserve moisture. the rhodos and
azaleas doing best in zone 5 are on the north and east side of the house altho the
north gets early sun and late sun. the one on the south isnt doing very well. they
seem to be an understory plant, direct sun esp. in winter is hard on them. Ingrid

Stephen Henning wrote:
It could be a number of things. First, azaleas like a moist, well
drained acid soil. They don't like a lot of fertilizer, especially
after early summer. I recommend using HollyTone now per the
instructions on the package. It will help acidify the soil. If you
need to increase the acidity more, use powdered sulfur. Garden centers
sell aluminum sulphate, but it is a bad idea. It will eventually hurt
aluminum sensitive plants. That could be your problem now. If you have
a poor clay soil, then the azaleas should be moved to a raised bed with
good rich acidic soil like a mixture of top soil and peat humus. For
more, visit my website.



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