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Gardening Guidance—The beauty of the azalea
By Stephen Zimmerman
May is probably my favorite month of the year. It’s the month of Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, my birthday and the peak time for one of my favorite flowering shrubs, the azalea. I have been in awe of the azalea’s beauty since I was a young child; I can still recall vivid memories of the acres of field-grown azaleas my great-uncle grew in his nursery and the spectacular display of color they presented around Mother’s Day. Here in Adams County, this flowering shrub seems...
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