Added Azaleas to My Front Yard
@BelleStarr (61347)
United States
March 1, 2019 2:56pm CST
To the right of my front door I have quite a few light pink azaleas and we also have some rather large ones in the back of our house near the screen porch. But in the direct front off our little front porch where I put the new ornaments, we only have one which is a rather dark pink.
Last week I bought three new ones at Truevalue Hardware store. They were $3.49 each. We left the next day for my brother's so I never got a chance to plant them. Yesterday I finally got a shovel from the garage, dug three holes planted and water my new plants.
They had some buds on them already and I am hoping that they will have taken root and be thriving by the time we leave to head north. I hope so but even if they don't it wasn't a lot of money to spend.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
I do too, the colors are so beautiful and the plants are quite hardy.
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@allknowing (142240)
• India
1 Mar 19
Happy for you that they have started blooming. I like that pink colour
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@allknowing (142240)
• India
2 Mar 19
@BelleStarr I have periwinkles that have pinks in various shades.
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@allknowing (142240)
• India
2 Mar 19
@BelleStarr I know them just by colours. Interesting name and to think you brought it back to life. Only Jesus did that
I lost many of my periwinkles. What you see in the image I had them and others too
I just bought seeds and the plants are coming up
I lost many of my periwinkles. What you see in the image I had them and others too
I just bought seeds and the plants are coming up1 person likes this
@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Yes that is the lighter color pink, I also have white and the darker pink.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
3 Mar 19
Yes here too, mine are almost done blooming in Florida but the good news is I will get mine in Connecticut in April.
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@LadyDuck (472496)
• Switzerland
3 Mar 19
@BelleStarr They are usually in bloom after mid-March here.
@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
I think from my experience they thrive just about anywhere. I have them in my rocky New England soil and my sandy Florida soil.
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@Fleura (31297)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 19
@BelleStarr That's interesting, I thought they didn't like lime.
@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Me too, I will water them again tomorrow morning.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
2 Mar 19
Pretty! I find how well a plant does is inversely related to how much I paid for it.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
3 Mar 19
lol You may be right about that, it is sort of like buying a purebred dog, mutts are usually cheaper and healthier.
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
3 Mar 19
@BelleStarr that's part of why I love dafodils. They thrive no matter what I do.
@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
3 Mar 19
Thank you, I hope y next year they will have filled out a lot.
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@RasmaSandra (83144)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Mar 19
They look very nice. Good luck with them.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
I hope that they take, I do have 3 weeks to get them started.
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@garymarsh6 (23410)
• United Kingdom
2 Mar 19
Spring has arrived so hopefully they will take and thrive before you return home!
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
lol It was a warm winter all the way here but it is more the sandy soil and the lack of water that worries me.
@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
lol Yes I do have some in Connecticut too, they seem to grow equally well in both locations.
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@Swayamsiddha (4354)
• New Delhi, India
2 Mar 19
Are Azaleas some kind of flowers?
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Thank you so much, I think so too!!
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
2 Mar 19
@BelleStarr I can hardly wait for the spring to come and my flowers to flourish.
@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
2 Mar 19
It's beautiful, can not wait for better weather
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
It was in the 70s today quite comfortable and sunny.
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@LowRiderX (22903)
• Serbia
2 Mar 19
@BelleStarr I hope for such a nice time here too
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Those are the lighter pink, I have white ones and the darker pink. I hope to be able to share more pictures next year once they have grown.
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@antonbunot (11093)
• Calgary, Alberta
1 Mar 19
O boy . . . If I plant those beautiful flowers in our front yard today, they would surely shrink to the ground . . . .It is -31 degrees centigrade in Calgary right now!
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Azaleas are quite hardy, I grow them in Connecticut so they might survive.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
I sure hope so, these are the first plants I have planted here in Florida.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Thank you, I hope so too, if not I guess I will try planting them again next year lol
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
1 Mar 19
Trying to get some spring color.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
Yes I love spring color. I did plant a bunch of bulbs before I left Connecticut so I hope to have more spring color later when I'm back home.
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@BelleStarr (61347)
• United States
2 Mar 19
I really hope they take, if not, I will try again next year.
