Rhododendrons

When an authority tells you something can’t be done, doing it gives supreme satisfaction. Perhaps this is why the rhododendrons of Mrs. Bredelle Jesse of Columbia, Missouri, are her favorite

With some 700 species and at least 10,000 hybrids to choose from, it is little wonder the rhododendron has claimed the affection and interest of gardeners.  Whenever a breathtaking specimen

We listened carefully to the sage whisperings of the firs before we ventured into our woodland with saw and spade. Two years passed before my husband, and I could bring

August is a favorable month for the vegetative propagation of many kinds of plants.  Layering – rooting a section of a plant in the earth while it is still attached

The large-leaved rhododendrons, popular, evergreen ornamentals in the mild and semi-rigorous regions of the country, are hard to propagate.  However, moisture-proof plastic wrapping is a technique that uses and increases

Within recent years, much attention has been given to the propagation by stem cuttings of hybrid rhododendrons, whose gorgeous blossoms and magnificent foliage are familiar to almost every gardener.  Research

Why can’t we grow them here?” is the wistful question so often asked by travelers who have seen the magnificent rhododendrons in the south of England, the west coast of

For gardening purposes, azaleas are classed apart from rhododendrons.  Horticulturally, azaleas are a series of rhododendrons characterized by the fall leaf dropping of many of its members and fewer stamens

Trends in gardening sometimes result in certain flowers being found less often in American gardens today. Rhododendrons are an example of an old-fashioned flower that has reversed the trend.  The