Article: YOUR EFFORTS WILL BLOSSOM WITH AZALEAS.(HOME)

Byline: ROBERT STIFFLER

SUMMERTIME IS the time to root azaleas. Gardeners short of cash or who want a new hobby can start their own azaleas now, at little or no cost. They'll be blooming before you know it.

Azaleas root very easily by taking soft-wood cuttings. Here's how, with suggestions from Southern Living Garden Guide.

First prepare a planter box or pot. If you want just a few cuttings, you can use a small pot. For a couple of dozen new plants, use a wood or plastic foam box the size of an orange crate, with drainage in the bottom. Fill the box with a good potting soil. Buy the best.

Next choose twigs on the outside of an ...

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