Native to North America, Europe, and Asia, Azalea plants are flowering shrubs that belong to the Rhododendron genus in the Ericaceae plant family. They can be evergreen or deciduous, blossoming in the ...

Europe has just nine native species of rhododendron; China has more than 600. When China's floral bounty became available to Western horticulturists in the mid-19th century following the end of ...

In 1888 Charles Willis Ward, a New York businessman, was ordered by his physicians to close his business in the city and seek ...

Traditional raspberry plants have canes that turn brown and dry up after producing fruit in July. Cutting these old canes ...

I have noticed lots of different varieties of ajuga and would like to try the dark leaved “Metallica Crispa” under my rhododendrons. The foliage is rather crinkled and shiny. — W., ...

A wildlife charity has urged gardeners not to plant rhododendrons. The Woodland Trust said the invasive plant could carry a disease that could be fatal to more than 150 species. The Lincolnshire ...

Anne Stickel, a Flavel House Garden Society’s volunteer team member, will share her expertise on rhododendron varieties, preferred planting locations, fertilizing, pruning, pests and diseases from 10 ...

Lea Gardens is now open for the 2024 season. The Rhododendron Garden just outside the village of Lea covers approximately ...

For all their gargantuan grandeur, it’s the intimacy of the Himalayas that surprises me most. Hiking between villages in the ...

The name rhododendron in Greek means rose tree (rhodos, rose and dendron, tree). There are about 800 species in this genus, many of them are what we call azaleas. The largest concentration of ...

Instead, it points out, rhododendrons come in countless varieties, with some so fragile that, unlike their apparently indestructible rival, they are now in the grip of a battle for survival.

Anne Stickel, a Flavel House Garden Society’s volunteer team member, will share her expertise on rhododendron varieties, preferred planting locations, fertilizing, pruning, pests and diseases ...