Low maintenance... Not NO maintenance

@@BermudaBrian that sounded like a lot of maintenance 🤣

They really are maintenance free. I've seen some that have never been fert'd but I've also seen some some really deep green leaves and large flowers bc of fert'ing. Thx for watching Grace!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Def!!!!

...sorry, and the video was very helpful as well👍🏻

Good luck! Do you think it had reached a point where it out grew the old pot and was suffering some sort of root damage?

@@BermudaBrian thank you for your comments. I did re pot it last summer in ericausous Whoops sorry if you received a line back to you in error. I was saying no I did re pot it last summer before it flowered. It was doing really well. The problem seems to have taken place over the winter months. I think my hubby may have. It given the plant as much water as I may have done, with it being placed under cover, bless him he was so worried about the possible frost killing it , he sort of over protected it I think. I would have dealt with it myself, but have been poorly over the winter months so not really been much into the garden until the past few weeks. Maybe a good cut back will set it back this year, if it makes it hehe, but fingers x will recover for following season. It was a gift from a patient of mine, who was so grateful for helping her at a time of need. Such a lovely person, so it holds a special place with me. The person in question is in her 80s and I send her a picture every year to show how pretty it is. She tells me how well I must care for it, so think that will not be the case this year. I am giving it an regular iron feed so will just have to wait and see. Good luck with your garden. Nice to hear from you.

Yep... Or the frost burn on new growth..

@@BermudaBrian Hi! Just found your channel and I live in Georgia as well. When we bought our house we have 4 maple trees planted across the front yard, close to road. Someone before us had planted a white azalea under each one of those trees and slowly but surely, each one has stopped blooming except for the one that gets the late afternoon/evening sun. The other three are in complete shade all day. When is the best time of year to transplant them? Thanks in advance if you see this!

Always gotta take care of your bush

You can't go wrong with azaleas! Thanks for watching!

@@BermudaBrian What small do you recommend I'm in north GA

Not sure what you're asking.

@@BermudaBrian the variety I should look for want smaller growing

Ahhhh! On the plant tag it will list the size or tell you if it's a dwarf. 3-4' will be the smaller size

Yes they do!

No, right after bloom, you're good. Right now, in August, you're going to cut off next season's flowers.

Zone 7 (North Ga).... We had the frost come through to. I "thought" throwing blankets over them would help.... It kind of did. They got frost burn.... Knocked a few of them back.

Where do you live? Could they have frost damage? If they are dropping leaves, is there a chance the roots are sitting in water? Try pushing a dry stick down to bottom of roots and see if it comes back out soaking wet. If the roots are sitting in water, you may be too late. Replant on some sort of raised pea gravel bed with soil amendments mixed in w native soil

You want your pH to be about 5.0-5.5. Azaleas like acidic soil. Encore azaleas need more sunlight than other azaleas. So, you want to make sure they get about 6 hours of sun a day. Make sure you have a good mulch layer around the azaleas but not touching the main trunk. Be careful when you are pruning them.... Early to Mid summer is the best time. If you get harsh winters where you live, think about covering or protecting them. Hope this helps you. Thanks for watching my video!

Great question! I have used multiple approaches. I have hard azaleas that I just let nature run its course and they grew without any maintenance and as large as they wanted. I have also slightly trimmed after blooming. I have also done a hard trim AFTER blooming. If hard trimming, I would definitely use sharp pruners and possibly close the cut with a pruning spray to prevent disease or insects from affecting the azaleas

I use Bayer Diseases, Fungus, and mite treatment. It is available in hose end sprayer or in concentrate. Spray now and then again in 7 days. Thorough spray upper and underside of leaves

Zylam you can buy it on Amazon

Encore azaleas? I would trim after Spring blooming period is over

You will be introducing rubber to your soil. I haven't had experience with how rubber becomes brittle and breaks down... I know people like the rubber mulch bc of its longevity compared to wood mulch. Wood mulch can break down and provide organic matter to existing soil which is beneficial. Thanks for watching!

After they finish blooming no later than the end of June

@@BermudaBrian thank you