How to Use azalea in a Sentence

azalea

noun

• The extensive grounds are renowned for their colorful flowers, with azaleas, plum blossoms, wisteria and lotus blooming throughout the year.
  — Terry Elward, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
• As did the new roof, the paint, the stone pavers, the azaleas, the shutters and the setting sun.
  — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
• From tee to green this hole is home to over 1,600 azaleas.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2023
• Keep the berms in place and give the azaleas extra care through next spring.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• Healthy azaleas can be pruned to within a few feet of the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 10 Mar. 2018
• There are at least 3 species of sawflies that feed on azaleas in this area.
  — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024
• And when to spot the Southern city's blooming azaleas, too.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
• Walk fast down the lane in the azalea collection, and the sun flashed behind the passing trunks like a strobe light.
  — Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2017
• Even more than the azaleas and the pimento cheese sandwiches, the roar of the crowd is what sets the Masters apart.
  — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 8 Apr. 2018
• Then make sure the root ball of your new azalea is moist before planting.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 26 Oct. 2019
• When to trim? Q: When is the proper time to trim azaleas and rhododendrons?
  — oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2023
• About This Episode What happens if a squirrel makes a nest in an azalea?
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 July 2024
• Perhaps your azaleas have grown too tall or wide for the landscape.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 May 2017
• Don’t prune your spring bloomers—even if some azaleas look dead, see what happens.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 20 Feb. 2023
• Only recently, a jogger in her 50s was dragged off the street and raped among the azaleas.
  — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 14 June 2018
• The yard is park-like — a fenced 4/5 acre with mature hardwoods, crabapples and azaleas.
  — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2018
• Garcia put his drive to the left and underneath an azalea bush.
  — Charles Curtis, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
• And while azaleas and dwarf papyrus fill a shady side garden, crossvine drapes a gazebo with a veil of blooms.
  — Emily Young, latimes.com, 27 Apr. 2018
• Make an effort to save these azaleas by first pruning out all dead portions back to healthy stems or to the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2023
• Some bonsai artists may tame an azalea down to a foot tall, but the flowers may be four inches across.
  — al, 13 May 2022
• The azaleas are starting to lose their color from an early bloom.
  — Doug Ferguson, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2023
• The azaleas are known for repeat blooming in the spring, summer and fall, and for their ability to grow in full sun or part shade.
  — Michelle Matthews, AL.com, 29 May 2017
• In spring, rhododendron and flame azaleas are among the 1,500 kinds of flowering plants found here.
  — Steve Ahillen, USA TODAY, 22 May 2017
• Come spring, Tim was in the garden, digging a hole for a Korean lilac or pruning the azaleas out front.
  — Sean Flynn, Esquire, 9 Mar. 2017
• Along with green jacket and the azaleas, the pimento cheese sandwich is one of the most iconic things about the Masters and is still sold for just $1.50.
  — Lyndsey Matthews, Town & Country, 11 Apr. 2017
• From the Los Angeles Times: Garcia put his drive to the left and underneath an azalea bush.
  — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 14 Mar. 2018
• The encore azaleas are loving this weather too and putting on an early show.
  — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 22 July 2024
• Shrinkage is even more profound where potting soil contains large amounts of peat, as is the case with hot house azaleas.
  — Maureen Gilmer, idahostatesman, 28 Feb. 2018
• Your eye roams from an old aunt’s striped dress to the floral wallpaper and the azalea bush moving against the window outside . . .
  — Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
• Her garden, with her childhood home in the middle of it, is a place of native azaleas and beech trees, of snowdrops and water oaks.
  — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 17 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024