If you are lucky enough to have a garden that supports the glorious rhododendron (Rhododendron spp.), you know these bushes deliver on gorgeous blooms for months at a time in the spring and early ...

Rhododendrons are timeless garden classics and, with the right care, can live for a century or more. But, as they age, they can begin to look woody, straggly and bare-limbed. Whether you’ve inherited ...

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Q: We have three rhododendrons that are getting too big for the space. We'd like to cut them way back. We've pruned them back by about one third in the past with no ill effects. Could we cut them back ...

Q: I've got a couple of spindly rhododendrons in the back right corner of my property. I heard these can be cut back pretty hard to make them grow fuller again. Is now a good time to do that? I've ...

Q. The two beautiful rhododendron bushes in front of our home are full of buds for next year. They are now 20 years old and are getting so large that we can't see out from the window. What is the best ...

Q. I have a rhododendron bush that is probably 20 years old. It grows at the northwest corner of our garage and reaches to the edge of the roof and is nearly 10 feet in diameter. The eaves trough ...

Prune rhododendrons after they stop blooming. The exceptionis if you are pruning out diseased or damaged branches, or have some other reason that you need to reduce the size of the plant, says Don ...

My fascination with camellias began at a young age. An aunt and uncle owned a camellia nursery in southern Alabama. Their property was ringed with massive japonicas. In early spring an amazing array ...

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All too often landscape shrubs become overgrown after many years of reflect. As a result they become ugly in form and need major pruning or replacement. This happened with six large privet shrubs at ...