Cynthia Terrell, a resident of Takoma Park, Md., doesn't dislike all azaleas. But she also has strong opinions about something else; something that she knows many people in the Washington area take pride in, cherish even, and won’t want to hear her disparage. That’s right, azaleas, the flowering shrubs that are in full bloom across the region right now and that will draw excited crowds to the National Arboretum this weekend. “Am I the only one who hates azaleas?” someone posted on a popular D.C. parenting forum a few years ago. But even the sickly hang on to bloom madly.”Terrell, an avid gardener, doesn’t just live in the Washington area.

Source: Washington Post May 04, 2019 11:26 UTC