Azalea City Program

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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 news 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 Robert “Buddy” Lee, our Azalea City program chairman, by email, telephone or by regular mail.

 Document Downloads

Azalea City Application (54kb PDF file )
Azalea City Guidelines (56kb PDF file)

 Contact Information

ASA Azalea City Program
Robert E “Buddy” Lee, Committee Chairman
52063 Ridge Crest Drive
Independence LA 70443
robert03asa@yahoo.com
985-878-3567

 Azalea Cities

We congratulate these certified Azalea Cities.

Azalea City Announcement Certified Date
Robbinsville, NC Application & Backup Material Jun 15, 2018
Jasper, TX Jasper Texas-First New ASA Azalea City in 2018 Mar 17, 2018
            
Brookings, OR The Azalean, Fall 2017 Feb 6, 2017
Lafayette, Louisiana The Azalean, Winter 2018
The Azalea Trail Brochure
The Azalea Trail Map
Lafayette Travel Website
Azalea Trail Website
March 2, 2016
Petersburg, Indiana
Mt. Vernon, Indiana
Princeton, Indiana
The Azalean, Summer 2015 April 27, 2015
Nixa, Missouri   March 4, 2011
Wilmington, North Carolina   April 2010
Valdosta, Georgia The Azalean, Summer 2007 March 10, 2007
Houston, Texas   December 12, 2006
Palatka, Florida   December 11, 2006
Tyler, Texas The Azalean, Summer 2007
Tyler celebrates annual azalea trail
Tyler Named USA Garden Destination of the Year
December 10, 2006
South Gate, California   October 26, 2006
McComb, Mississippi   March 28, 2005
Nacogdoches, Texas The Azalean, Spring 2005
Nacogdoches Says It’s Good to Be an Azalea City
September 23, 2004