Thanks, greeneyes, for sharing my question with your group.
We are a coastal community with sandy soil and mildish winters. I read that planting bushes in the fall is a good time though we are at the tail end of the season so I need to act quickly.
I am working to rehab a house for resale and need something to improve the frontage. It is a southwest facing brick home that needs some major sprucing up (pardon the pun). Azaleas do well here but all suggestions would be very much appreciated.
In my neck of the woods (Georgia) Fall is the best time to plant shrubs. There is less stress to the plant (less drought and heat) and the shrub has time to establish.
I would think in a dry, coastal area the theory would be the same...less heat and less drought.
If you are planting azaleas, then I’d say by all means plant now.