They were studying a cluster of rhododendrons on the Azalea Lawn when they came across the rare plant. |
To start, they planted shrubs and small trees, including dogwoods, serviceberries, witch hazels, and native rhododendrons. |
Pine needles tend to increase the acidity of the soil so they work best around acid-loving plants such as rhododendrons and blueberries. |
A wood-pigeon is cooing lazily in the distance, and the gardens are ablaze with laburnums and rhododendrons. |
It is shady, screened from view by rhododendrons., hydrangeas and tall ferns, with a groundcover of sweet woodruff that smothers all weeds. |
Areas cleared of rhododendrons will be recolonised with plants such as bluebells, wood sorrel and honeysuckle. |