Chapter 34
Jacksonville, FL
IT WAS MID-FEBRUARY and they were standing in the front yard, admiring the azaleas.
“They look good,” Mickey said. “The bloom is a bit ragged, but still looks good.”
“The bloom looks that way because they haven’t been properly pruned in a very long time. It was too late in the season to prune them when the twins were here, so we agreed to do it after the blooming season.”
“Too late? What do you mean?”
“Apparently, you’re not supposed to prune azaleas after the Fourth of July,” Chris said, “because it affects the bloom the following year.”
“I didn’t know that.”
“Neither did I. That’s why we called in experts to handle things.”
“Right you are.”
“Let’s go back inside where it’s warm,” Chris said. “We can inspect the backyard tomorrow.”
“Sure.”
They retu
