99 Cent Azalea

Around thirty years ago when our house was still brand new we had 10 pine trees removed from our yard. You might wonder where in our current yard full of trees, pines included, ten more might have fit, but I guess the trees that remained just took over. Back then after we had the stumps ground, we went to Hall’s nursery on Blanding Blvd. and bought a bunch of 99 cent azaleas. They were in gallon buckets and just past blooming so we weren't really sure what colors the following spring would bring. We planted them pretty randomly under the trees that remained and near the ground stumps of the trees we had removed. They all bloomed lovely shades of pink, the predominant azalea color, the next spring and for many springs to follow.

Anyway I am adding a photo of one that we really gave us our 99 cents worth on the first official “spring ahead” daylight savings day of 2013.