Rhododendrons 2014

[johnw]

Thorkild

Your picture P4271061 anthopogon x lapponicum is likely 'Frosthexe' which I just happen to stumble upon in my own garden.

johnw

[johnw]

One of the best performers for us in very early Spring, Rhododendron 'Babylon' never fails and hangs on here at a friend's a good couple of weeks longer than usual.

johnw


 

[angie]

Some Rhododendrons flowering in the garden now , the ones down the drive are all ones that had overgrown there spaces.

Angie 

[angie]

Some more

Angie 

[DaveM]

Lovely bright colours Angie. A couple from the garden at the weekend:

Rhododendron yunnanense, R. yakushimanum 'Grumpy' (and before anybody comments - that suits me some days!!)

R yakushimanum 'Grumpy'
R. trichostomum

[johnralphcarpenter]

Rhododendron 'Arctic Tern, Rh. 'Buttermilk', and Rh. Karen Triplett'.

[Robert]

A hybrid: R. occidentale x macrophyllum

'Evergreen occidentale'

[Robert]

Another very sweet azalea: occidentale x viscosum var. aemulans. End of blooming season. 

Not only are the flowers extremely sweetly scented but moonlight effect is fantastic.

[Maggi Young]

Robert, with your garden and the surrounding countryside with wildflowers, I think you may be living in a Californian  Paradise.

[Robert]

Robert, with your garden and the surrounding countryside with wildflowers, I think you may be living in a Californian  Paradise.

Maggi,

My wife and I call our home "Karakal" after the mountain that towers over the "Valley of the Blue Moon" - think James Hilton's book "Lost Horizon".
I have to admit that my wife and I like Frank Capra's movie over he book.

As one moves into the Sierra Nevada Mountains, especially the more remote parts, California is a paradise! During the warm months our garden seems a paradise, especially those full moon evenings with fragrance everywhere and the white blossoms seeming to glow in the moonlight. This is part of our version of paradise by design!

Thank you for the compliment, now if only my ankle would heal as in Shangri La! 

[Maggi Young]

Yes, I agree yours is a "paradise by design" as well as being in a naturally lovley place , Robert - we wish you a speedy recovery from your injury - don't rush it though- that's never a great idea.

[Maggi Young]

Tweeted by John Mitchell from RBGE -
Rhododendron lowndesii

[johnw]

Tweeted by John Mitchell from RBGE - Rhododendron lowndesii

I am feeling very, very faint............

[Maggi Young]

I am feeling very, very faint............

I knew you would be -  isn't it  just glorious? 

[fermi de Sousa]

I am feeling very, very faint............

Well, sit down until you recover - we can't afford any more injuries among our "chief posters"!
 
cheers
fermi
(Now that you're sitting down you can explain how rare that rhodie is!)