Greetings!!!
The Masters Golf Tournament is one golf event that most golfers
put on their list of ‘Things to Do’ each year. Golfers as well as non-golfers will watch the
event due to the beauty of the course. Azaleas
around the course are in full bloom and are arguably the South’s favorite
shrub. There are more than 800 species
and all of them can be grown in Middle Tennessee.
Generally, Azaleas fare best in filtered sunlight but unless
they are planted against a wall facing south they will do well in almost any
location. Remember to shield them from strong
winds. Provide moist-well drained soil
rich in organic matter such as, sphagnum peat moss, ground barks, chopped
leaves and compost. Avoid clay as well
as alkaline based soils. Plant with the
tops of the root ball slightly above soil level, do not cultivate around these
plants, as they have shallow roots. Because
they absorb water through their foliage, wet both the leaves and root when you
water. Avoid drip irrigation because it
does not wet the root section evenly. In
spring just after the bloom fades apply a mulch and fertilizer with a
controlled release such as, cotton seed meal. Do not mulch in fall, this will hold heat in
the soil and delay the onset of dormancy and increase the chances of winter
damage.
Pruning azaleas is easy just tip pinch young plants to make
them bushy, prune older leggy plants to restore their shape by cutting back to
a side branch a cluster of buds.
Color Burst offers a wide choice of
services:
*Full service lawn care
* Landscape design and maintenance
* Brilliant seasonal flower
displays
*Naturalized of daffodils
*Mulching
* Herb Gardens
*Irrigation installations and
repairs *Planters
*Garden walls
*Erosion control
*Tree planting (1’-8’) *Landscape lighting
*Patios-paver and stone
*Rain gardens
*Water features *Seeding and sod
If you desire to get additional information on any of these
services or information on other services, please contact our office and ask
for; Cotey Livesay.
