We all need to use white more often. White reflects light to offer ideal landscape use. Notice what Mother Nature does in the forest. The dogwoods are just now starting to bloom, attracting our attention to the glistening, reflective bracts in an otherwise dull forest.
Every southern gardener loves azaleas.
The Southern Indica types like Formosa, Judge Solomon and George Lindley Taber are some of the most popular, but notice a garden late in the afternoon. Those azalea flowers start to fade or drop out of sight but one Southern Indica, the G.G. Gerbing, is still glistening. This is one of the best old-time white azaleas around. You see varieties like Hershey Red or Hino Crimson looking spectacular, but add some Delaware Valley White and the garden becomes complete. Most everyone loves the wisteria with the fragrant bluish-purple flowers hanging down like grape clusters.