[TeeAnny]

Pruning times can depend on you pruning reasons. Is the azalea too big for the spot it is planted in? If not, it doesn't really need to be pruned at all. Maybe it just gets a few extra long branches and you want to tidy up the plant. A general rule to follow is “Prune spring bloomers in the early summer (soon after it is done blooming) and prune summer bloomers in the early spring.” Please don't shear the plant. It looks so unnatural to have box shaped shrubs. If you find you are always trying to keep it smaller than its natural growth, perhaps you planted the wrong thing and it is time to move it and plant something that fits the space better.

[Corin Stormhands]

Actually I’m trying to get a couple of boxwood shaped azaleas to look at little more natural, but I can’t seem to get them to fill in at the bottom.