I love them all the more because it has taken many years and much work to attain a measure of success with rhododendrons. As noted last post, our soil is heavy black neutral loam and below one to two feet, we have a reddish clay. Soil amendments have been a huge part of any success we've experienced. When I first began with rhododendrons perhaps a dozen years or more ago, I built this south facing fence to protect them from the desiccating winter sun and winds we experience here. Late each fall I would lay out a framework of 24 foot redwood silo staves supported lean-to style by the fence. On the day after Christmas I would go to a place that sold Christmas greens and pick up a large truckload for free. I would then totally tent the rhodies with the boughs. They did fair... only fair... I think many plants just have to grow into a location for some years before they prosper. This was apparently what happened with my rhododendrons... eventually I tired of the huge job of winter protection and decided that if they were to make it, they would need to do it of their own accord. They have done well on their own and I love to take photos of them...
Thanks for stopping by! Larry
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