Garden Design

Encore Azaleas in Containers – Helpful Ideas to Create the Best Show
Advice for properly caring for Encore Azaleas in containers

Container Envy: Eye-Catching Reblooming Encore Azaleas For Containers
Reblooming Encore Azaleas are ideal for containers on your patio or porch, or even in garden beds.

How to Choose Encore Azalea Color Patterns
Tips for choosing the right hues of Encore Azalea to complement your home.

Bi-Colored Encore Azaleas — A Designer’s Delight
Inspiration and tips for gardening with bi-color Encore Azaleas

Bug Out! Pest Resistant Encore Azalea Plant Pairings
Grow a pest resistant garden with these plant combos.

Brightening the No-Man’s Land Between My Neighbor’s Yard and Mine with Encore Azaleas
Good gardens make good neighbors – a horticultural twist on an old proverb.

Beat the Chill with Cold Hardy Encore® Azaleas
No other repeat-blooming azalea brand can boast as many USDA Zone 6 cold-hardy varieties

Video: Encore Azalea Autumn Fire vs. Autumn Bonfire
Watch as we explore the differences in bloom color, habit, and foliage color.

Video: Autumn Fire Landscape Design
Follow Linda Vater as she stages a combo of sun-loving plants with Autumn Fire as the base for her design.

Striking Combinations: Try These Companion Plants for Autumn Fire
3 Plant Combos with Reblooming Red Azaleas

Add Vibrant Color to a Green Landscape with Encore Azaleas
Instead of boxwoods, give colorful Encore Azaleas a try!

Encore Azaleas Add Beauty to Residential and Commercial Landscapes
Here are our tips for planning your next landscape project.

5 Home Colors & Encore Azaleas that Pair Well
Increase your curb appeal by choosing Encore Azaleas to coordinate with the colors of your home.

Gardening With Intermediate Encore Azaleas
Tips for gardening with medium-sized Encore Azaleas.

Why Encore Azaleas have become Designer Favorites
As a certified horticulturalist and professional landscape designer I am frequently asked to recommend easy care shrubs that offer year round color.

Color Your Landscape All Year with Encore Azaleas
These reblooming azaleas offer year-round garden interest with three seasons of blooms and colorful winter foliage.

Encore Azaleas Under A Pine Tree Canopy
Follow these tips to grow Encore Azaleas under pines

Perfect Partners: Fall Bloomers that Strut the Stage with Encore Azalea
Native species or nativars that partner well with Encore Azaleas on the West Coast

Top 5 Companion Plants for Encore® Azaleas
Discover five of the best companion plants for Encore Azaleas, including hollies, Cleyera, Abelia, and Carex varieties from the Southern Living® Plant Collection.

Oktoberfest, Halloween and Azalea Blossoms: A Typical Encore Azalea Festival Season
Inspiration and tips for gardening with mid-fall blooming Encore® Azaleas

Meet Buddy Lee, Inventor of Encore Azaleas
This Plant Breeder Followed His Dreams and Revolutionized the Azalea Industry

Frankly, deer, my Encore Azaleas are off limits
The story of one West Coast gardener’s efforts to protect her garden and Encore Azaleas from deer.

Tailgating with Encore Azaleas
Use Encore Azaleas to add a splash of color to your tailgate party.

Video: Holiday Decorating with Encore Azalea
Bring the garden indoors with garden design expert Linda Vater.












