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	Encore® Azalea Holds Naming Contest to Name One of the Newest Encore® Azalea Varieties Loxley, Alabama -- Encore® Azalea, the world's best-selling multi-season blooming azalea, is holding a naming contest to help name one of the newest Encore Azalea varieties, which will debut in retail stores Fall 2012. Read More
	New Southern Virginia Botanical Garden highlights innovative Plant Development Services brands, Encore Azalea® and Southern Living® Plant Collection Loxley, AL-- Plant Development Services, Inc. recently assisted in the transformation of an abandoned industrial site near the Dan River in Southern Virginia into a vibrant botanical garden. Read More
	Greenfield Lake Park and Gardens blossoming with improvements Wilmington, NC -- A series of improvements at Wilmington's first municipal park has made the area more user-friendly, certainly prettier and, perhaps, safer than the reputation it still holds among many locals. Read more.
	Roanoke area gardeners: participate in Encore® Azalea garden makeover contest. Roanoke, VA -- Roanoke area gardeners can win a garden makeover from Encore® Azalea. Are you someone with an admittedly brown thumb or a gardener with what you consider less than a perfect garden? Encore® Azalea is sponsoring a contest for gardeners, with a a garden makeover as prize. Read more.
	Encore Azalea Offers Free Garden Center Listings in Interactive Retailer Locator. Loxley, AL -- Encore Azalea is offering free listings for garden centers and nurseries in their interactive retailer locator on their website at EncoreAzalea.com. More than 6,000 garden centers are already listed in the Encore Azalea retailer locator, which helps users find garden centers and nurseries near their location in an easy to use interactive map. Read more.
	Encore Azaleas Rank Among Most Popular La. Plants NOVEMBER 5, 2010 — These multiseasoned azaleas debuted in the late 1990s and have tendencies to bloom during spring, summer and fall. More than 20 varieties of Encore azaleas are now on the market, and home gardeners can select varieties for small, intermediate and large growth habits. Read More.
	Some Advice on Autumn Gardening AUGUST 18, 2010 — If there are new azaleas in your imagination, it would be good to lean toward the varieties that start with the word “Autumn” as in 'Autumn Amethyst,' 'Carnation,' 'Cheer,' 'Lilac,' 'Royalty,' 'Ruby,' 'Sangria,' 'Sundance,' 'Sunset' and 'Twist.' Nine others are hardy to zone 6B. Read More.
	Certain Azaleas Offer an 'Encore' Performance August 11, 2010 -- One of the great plant success stories of recent years has to be the Encore azaleas. Developed by azalea breeder Buddy Lee of Independence, La., this group of evergreen plants provides decent spring color and an even better flower show in the fall. Twenty-four selections of Encore azaleas are currently available. Read More.
	Encore Azalea Announces New Cold-Hardy Findings August 3, 2010 -- Years of trials in botanical gardens, university trials and plant nurseries have yielded important new cold-hardy findings about Encore Azaleas. The studies reveal that nineteen varieties of Encore Azalea are cold hardy to USDA Zone 6B and 10 of those varieties are cold hardy to USDA zone 6A. Read More.
	Container Planting Encore Azaleas July 8, 2010 -- If your patio, deck, or garden is looking bare and unfinished, add a splash of life and color by container planting different varieties of Encore Azaleas. Read more.
	Encore varieties lead multi-season azaleas February 25, 2010 -- Until recently, many home gardeners didn't know much about the multi-season blooming potential of some of the newer azalea varieties. Read more.
	Study: Encore® Azalea Varieties Resistant to Lace Bugs LOXLEY, ALA. - February 15, 2010 - In a recent USDA study, 11 varieties of Encore® Azalea were found to be resistant or moderately resistant to lace bugs, a major landscaping pest that can lead to loss of leaves and plant vigor as well as pesticide use. Research entomologist Grant Kirker reports, "Host plant resistance is an environmentally friendly, low-tech, low-cost method of control that reduces the need for pesticides to manage azalea lace bugs." Read more.
	Encore® Azalea Adds New Grower Partners To Licensed Grower Group LOXLEY, ALA. - February 8, 2010 -Encore Azalea - the number one best-selling azalea brand in the world and the only azalea brand that blooms spring, summer, and fall - has added five new wholesale grower partners to its Encore Azalea licensed grower group. Read more.
	Encore Azalea Announces New Variety Autumn Lilac™ LOXLEY, ALA. - January 7, 2010 - Encore® Azalea, the only brand of azalea to bloom spring, summer, and fall, has announced the debut of a new variety in its Collection, according to Encore® Azalea developer Robert E. "Buddy" Lee. Encore Azalea Autumn Lilac features a unique, brilliant lavender bloom color and spectacular rich green foliage. Read more.
	Rambling Through Dave's Garden (blog) January 30, 2010 Encore Azaleas claim to bloom spring, summer, and fall, and I have witnessed this to be true... Read more.
	Fall for Encore Azaleas Gardeners know fall is a great time of year to plant trees, shrubs, and flowering bulbs, but did you know autumn is an ideal time for azalea planting, too? Read More.
	Encore Azalea Debuts New Care Video Planting Encore Azaleas is made simple with the new care video at EncoreAzalea.com. Gardeners will learn easy planting tips for Encore Azalea, the only patented brand of azaleas to bloom in spring, summer, and fall. Read more.
	Versatility Expands Usage for Multi-Season Blooming Encore Azalea In the more than 15 years that Encore Azaleas have been tested in gardens and nurseries across the Southeast, they have proven to be a low-maintenance solution for multi-season landscape color. Anecdotal evidence and a recent university study also suggest they are more sun-tolerant, cold hardy and versatile than previously expected. Read more.
	Expert Tips for Picture Perfect Azaleas March 29, 2008 Long adored for their luscious blooms and stately stature in the garden, azaleas remain one of the most popular shrubs in modern-day landscapes. But to ensure that these super-bloomers operate at peak performance, Read more.