Azaleas are often low maintenance yet offer striking spring blooms for the backyard, which is in part what makes them so popular. Once they are established azaleas do not need much aftercare. They require little watering, their pruning annually is often minimal, and feeding azaleas is not always required.
Plant these acid-loving shrubs in a shaded area of the garden and they will reward you year after year with spectacular shows of color. If you put them in rich and fertile soil and give them an annual mulch, then that should provide them with enough nutrients to thrive.
