A Season of Azaleas

The Washington D.C. area is now on the cusp of peak Azalea Season, and I will definitely be venturing off to the National Arboretum this upcoming weekend to see the famed Azalea Collection, which came pretty close to being destroyed due to budget cuts. While not my favorite shrub, I always look forward to the blooms of the many many Azaleas that reside in my garden, and they have grown on me. The first to bloom are the 2 large shrubs midway between the floating deck and the shed, and today they are smothered with flowers and looking positively divine.