Azaleas in front of #17 Tee

If you will remember last year we did a project with the help of a donation from the LGA and planted azaleas in front of the large retaining walls on in front of #17 tee box.  After a very cold winter, almost all the azaleas died and did not leaf out this spring.  So after cleaning out the dead plants and reassessing what plants would live in this environment, we decided to re-plant a different variety of azaleas this fall.  The cultivar selected this year are George Tabor azaleas, along with some Formosa azaleas.  This azaleas are the most common and are most notably found around Augusta National each spring during the Masters.  Last year we planted mostly Encore azaleas which bloom all year long.  Unfortunately the Encores did not handle the early freeze and died.  Let's hope this time we get the plants through the winter and have a lot of beautiful colors next spring!