One of the principal goals of the Azalea Society of America is to promote the appreciation of azaleas in public and private landscapes. To help achieve that goal, we put an Azalea City program into place in early 2004 to find, recognize and certify those municipalities that promote and display azaleas as Azalea Cities.

We invite you to explore the requirements to be recognized and certified as an official Azalea City. In general, successful applicants for Azalea City status will have shown a dedication to highlighting azaleas through proclamations for an Azalea Week, festivals, tours, and the prominent display of azaleas in public gardens and landscapes.

When you become certified as an Azalea City:

• we will provide you with a news release package appropriate for local broadcast and newsprint media;
• an Azalea Society member will present your representatives with an official certificate suitable for hanging in a prominent location; and
• we will document your certification as an Azalea City in our quarterly journal, The Azalean.

You could reasonably expect the certification and accompanying publicity to result in increased tourism. The certification period is for five years, contingent upon a continuing azalea emphasis in your municipality. At this time, there is no fee for application and certification as an Azalea City.

We encourage you to download, read and understand the Azalea City application, and the guidelines for completing the application. We appreciate your interest, and we look forward to receiving your completed application to arrive for our consideration and hopefully, for certification. If we may assist you in any way, including answering any questions on these documents, please do not hesitate to contact Joe Schild, our Azalea City program chairman, by email, telephone or by regular mail.

Azalea City Application (54KB PDF file )

Azalea City Guidelines (56KB PDF file)

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ASA Azalea City Program
Joseph E. Schild-Committee Chairman   azaleacities@bellsouth.net
1705 Longview Street
Hixson TN 37343
423-842-9686

We congratulate these certified Azalea Cities.

Azalea City	Certified Date
Nacogdoches, Texas	September 23, 2004
McComb, Mississippi	March 28, 2005
South Gate, California	October 26, 2006
Tyler, Texas	December 10, 2006
Palatka, Florida	December 11, 2006
Houston, Texas	December 12, 2006
Valdosta, Georgia	March 10, 2007