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That means they’ll bring rich, warm interest to your evergreen azalea bushes.
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Blueberry
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Why not plant something delicious alongside your azaleas?
A blueberry bush is a lovely companion to azaleas, and you’ll have a sweet spring harvest.
Plant them as a border alongside azaleas in vibrant, warm colors for the most impact.
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They add vibrant greenery to an azalea garden, covering the ground below the blooms with streaks of green.
Choose a variegated variety to add the most foliage interest.
Christmas Fern
When azaleas grow in a woodland garden, ferns are the perfect accompaniment.
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“This woodland plant prefers partial shade and blooms in spring with complementary bluish-purple flowers.”
They both do best in acidic soil, which makes them excellent garden companions.
Azaleas can tolerate more sun, but both do well in partial shade.
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Planting the two together will give you incredibleand large-scalespring color.
Goldenrod
Similar to lavender,goldenrodalso does best with a more alkaline soil environment.
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Jacob’s Ladder plants bloom in clusters, on top of long stems.Photo: © Marie Iannotti
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