Speaker 2012: During Fall Festival we will be offering some free, instructional seminars. Saturday, Oct. 20 International Plant Day & Sale 1:00 pm “Best Rhodys from Around the World” by Dennis Bottemiller
“Best Rhodys from Around the World”
Species Profile: R. maddenii
Subsection Maddenia is a large and widespread group of approximately forty lepidote (scale-bearing) species. Members of this diverse group are found terrestrially or as epiphytes from the eastern Himalaya (Nepal) in the west to southeastern China and adjacent regions of Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand in the east. With a few notable exceptions, species in this […]
Himalayan Blue Poppy Care
Download Himalayan Blue Poppy Care Sheet The enchanting Blue Poppy (Meconopsis) creates a spectacular show in the late spring and early summer. Such a rich true blue flower is a rare garden treasure. Blue Poppies have a reputation of being difficult to grow, but these plants can be grown successfully if you follow a few […]
Species Profile: R. dalhousiae
The years 1848-1850 will always stand out in the history of rhododendron cultivation as the beginning of the great era of Sino-Himalayan rhododendron discovery and introduction. Over that short period of time, Joseph D. Hooker, in his thorough exploration of Sikkim and the immediate surrounding areas, managed to introduce into cultivation nearly every rhododendron native […]
Greer’s Guidebook
Greer’s Guidebook to Available Rhododendrons, Harold E. Greer, 1988. This revised edition features more than 2,000 rhododendrons, hybrids, and species are detailed including plant parentage, hardiness, and size. Advice on planting, care, disease, pests, and propagation is also covered. Marvelous new color photographs of 450 rhododendrons. Great for beginners!
Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Species
$87.50 Special 50th Anniversary Sale: $75.00 USD Offer expires Dec. 31, 2014 The Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Species, Second Edition Peter and Kenneth Cox. 1997 This valuable collector’s resource, by world-renowned Rhododendron experts and plant explorers Peter and Kenneth Cox, is an ultimate reference guide to species rhododendrons. It brings together all the temperate species (excluding […]