Look for my new edible gardening book coming in spring 2018
Search for Specific Plants Here
- AARS winner
- AAS winner
- alba garden
- alpine
- annual
- aquatic plants
- attracts bees
- attracts birds
- attracts butterflies
- attracts hummingbirds
- Australian plants
- autumn colour
- Award of Garden Merit
- BC native plant
- berries
- biennial
- bonsai
- broadleaf evergreen
- bulbs
- carnivorous plant
- Christmas decor
- conifer
- container plant
- cut flower
- deciduous
- deer-resistant
- disease resistant
- dried flowers
- drought tolerant
- edible flowers
- edible fruit
- edible plant
- edibles
- evergreen
- exotic appeal
- ferns
- flowering houseplant
- flowering houseplants
- flowering shrub
- foliar plant
- foliar shrub
- fragrant
- fruit
- fruit trees
- groundcover
- hanging baskets
- hedge
- herbs
- houseplants
- naturalizes
- ornamental grasses
- part shade
- part sun
- perennial
- rhododendrons
- rock garden
- roses
- seasonal colour
- self-seeding
- shade plant
- spring-flowering
- summer-flowering
- sun tolerant
- tender annual
- trees
- tropical theme
- variegation
- vegetable
- vegetables
- vines
- water plants
- wet soil
- winter-flowering
- winter colour
- winter feature
Tag Archives: rhododendrons
Deciduous Azaleas IV
Rhododendron x ‘Old Gold’ (Exbury Hybrid) – This deciduous azalea produces iridescent golden-yellow blooms (with a slightly darker orange throat) that emerge from red buds in May and June to form a rounded truss. The mid green leaves flush with … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged autumn colour, Award of Garden Merit, deciduous, flowering shrub, fragrant, rhododendrons
Leave a comment
Purple-Flowered Rhododendrons III
Rhododendron ‘English Roseum’ (sport of ‘Roseum Elegance’) – A large-growing Rhododendron cultivar which makes an excellent informal hedge, much in part to its dense growth habit. It features trusses of lavender-pink flowers emerging from purplish-buds, with some light yellow spotting … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged evergreen, flowering shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
Leave a comment
Deciduous Azaleas III
Rhododendron x ‘Mount Saint Helens’ (Girard Hybrid) – Large balled trusses of fragrant bright pink flowers (about 2.5″ across) with an orange flare emerge from red buds. This cross of R. ‘Cecile’ and an unnamed Knaphill azalea is easy to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged autumn colour, Award of Garden Merit, deciduous, flowering shrub, fragrant, rhododendrons
Leave a comment
Cream-Flowered Rhododendrons
Rhododendron ‘Rosamundi’ (syn. ‘Rosa Mundi’) (Rhododendron caucasicum hybrid) – A very early blooming hybrid (often starting late January to early February in mild weather) with small trusses of pale blush pink with cream throats, usually flowering a week after ‘Christmas … Continue reading
Pink-Flowered Rhododendrons II
Rhododendron ‘Helen Child’ – This hard to find Rhododendron was bred by H.L. Larson of Tacoma Washington and features funnel-shaped bright pink flowers borne in April that are lighter or near white in the center. The dark green leaves are … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broadleaf evergreen, flowering shrub, foliar shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
Leave a comment
Dwarf Species Rhododendrons
Rhododendron intracatum – The unusual lavender-blue flowers are borne in small trusses and really catch the eye at a distance. These emerge from April to May in coastal BC and contrast nicely against the small green leaves, which shift to … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged evergreen, flowering shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
Leave a comment
Species Rhododendrons III
Rhododendron dendrocharis – A dwarf Chinese species found in Sichuan province, it was introduced into general cultivation around 1981. It bears pale pink blooms (occasionally white) with rose spotting from April to May and has been described by some as … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Award of Garden Merit, flowering shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
1 Comment
Pink & Purple-Flowering Rhododendrons
Rhododendron ‘Golden Torch’ (‘Bambi’ x [‘Grosclaude Group’ x R. griersonianum) – This compact hybrid rhododendron is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner with abundant trusses of creamy-yellow to pale pink flowers that emerge from pink buds in mid spring. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged Award of Garden Merit, flowering shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
Leave a comment
Rhododendrons with Bicolor Blooms
Rhododendron ‘Starbright Champagne’ ([‘Yaku Sunrise’ x ‘Hansel’] x ‘Lem’s Cameo’) – An unusual Rhododendron with star-shaped flowers (with long petals) of a creamy champagne with a bright ruby red blotch that looks like fireworks exploding. It blooms March to April … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged evergreen, flowering shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
Leave a comment
Purple-Flowered Rhododendrons II
Rhododendron ‘Minnetonka’ (Rhododendron ponticum x unknown) – One of the modern Ironclad hybrids which was bred specifically for hardiness. ‘Minnetonka’ bears reddish-purple blooms (from May to June) that fade to a light purple, with an eye-catching yellowish-green blotch. A good … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broadleaf evergreen, flowering shrub, rhododendrons, spring-flowering
2 Comments
Mike's Garden Top 5 Plants 