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Rhododendrons come in thousands of colourful and bright varieties, as well as ranging in sizes to suit bigger gardens or containers. From large pastel blooms in pinks and purples to the more fiery ...

With its exotic flowers, rhododendron ponticum has been popular in ornamental parks and gardens since it was brought to the UK from the East in the 19th Century. But the alien invader is spreading two ...

Rhododendrons have bloomed across Britain and proud gardeners have posted photos so fans can appreciate their beauty in all their glory from home during lockdown. Royal Parks have released a 60-second ...

I do wish I could grow Rhododendrons in my garden. I suppose if I really wanted to I could, but it would mean adding a load of ericaceous compost to the soil and I don’t really agree with battling ...

Rhododendrons will soon be available from garden centres for autumn planting, both bare-rooted and container grown Autumn was traditionally the preferred time for planting herbaceous plants, the soil ...

Deadheading prevents the rhododendron flowers from doing to seed. Deadheading is the simplest form of pruning, it will encourage your rhododendrons to put their energy towards new growth as opposed to ...

Historic rhododendron plants that were in danger of becoming extinct have been saved by a ground-breaking project involving genetic cloning. Some of the plants could have been wiped out completely by ...

Stephen Lacey: I don't think I have ever seen so many flower buds on rhododendrons Credit: Photo: ROY LETKEY The current trend is to plant only those species that thrive in your area, so your ...

Work to remove rhododendrons which are growing out of control near a north Wales village could take 25 years and £5m to complete. The invasive evergreen plant was introduced to the Beddgelert area in ...

It is spring in Gwynedd, north Wales, and looking up into the rich canopy of foliage gripping the craggy coastline, delicate oak tree leaves are stretching their fresh, knobbly lobes in the sunshine.

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