Hidden treasures discovered by an uneducated, rookie gardener

Andrea Minyon
by Andrea Minyon
I've come across many mature bushes while cleaning up the landscaping around our home. Some are large and bloom beautifully in the spring, while others seem to be barely thriving. Please help me identify them so they can be cared for properly to reach their max potential. Thanks, in advance!
This little fella blooms red flowers in the spring. It's growing in solid red Georgia clay all by itself.
  4 answers
  • I think you have more Azaleas! Azaleas are a southern thing and a yard cannot have too many. Are the leaves more fuzzy than smooth?Azaleas are spring time bloomers.
  • Andrea Minyon Andrea Minyon on Jul 14, 2014
    On this particular on they are thick and shiny but the blooms are similar to the larger one in my previous post. The pink red and white flowered bushes are definitely a little fuzzy! This fella doesn't appear to be growing much, possibly because it's in the clay? What can I do to make it grow?
    • @Andrea Minyon mulch around it and fertilize it- I like fish fertilizer that comes in a white bottle at Lowes for about $8 and it lasts a long time. Smells awful but its good stuff for the plant and the soil. you can also use miracle gro if that is what you have. some azaleas are smaller too and may only get a couple feet tall and others up to 20'. but mulching helps amend the soil and add back nutrients as well as keep weeds down and moisture in. happy gardening
  • Douglas Hunt Douglas Hunt on Jul 16, 2014
    I think that looks like an azalea, too.
  • Linda T Linda T on Jul 16, 2014
    There is a Miracle Gro made specially for Azelias, rhodhodenrons, camelias and other acid loving soils. It works.