Late blooming azaleas planted near the pond extend the azalea season into May and early June. The Lee Garden is arranged with different areas devoted to major varietal groups of azaleas that can be grown in the Washington area. The Henry Mitchell Walk, named in honor of the revered Washington Post garden writer, traverses the Lee Garden and tells the story of the development of these groups of hybrid azaleas. The diversity of colors and forms in the Lee Garden includes everything from low ground-hugging Satsuki azaleas with diminutive leaves and large blooms to bold upright deciduous native azaleas with smaller, more delicate flowers.