Rhododendrons produce beautiful displays of blooms, especially in the spring. The word "rhododendron" is a combination of the Greek words "rhodos" meaning "rose" and "dendron" meaning "tree." Most ...

In 401 B.C., Xenophon of Athens, one of Socrates' students, marched off to back the wrong contender in a Persian civil war, and had to lead a retreat through hostile territory. He wrote a best-seller ...

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 ...

I have an 8-year old dwarf rhododendron that's always looked sickly. I'm just now realizing why. I read a report explaining that rhododendrons prefer acidy soil. My plant has the exact pale, puny ...

Nothing could be more welcome after a long rainy season than the sight of glossy green rhododendrons festooned with big, bright blooms. And they’ve flowered early this spring around Western Washington ...

The rhododendrons that bloom once a year at a New Hampshire state park are coming out, but vegetative growth may be hiding some of them. A New Hampshire State Parks report Thursday said most bushes of ...

Martinshaw Wood is classed as a Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) - areas which were cleared and replanted after ...

Chlorotic (a yellowing of the leaves) azaleas and rhododendron are a common sight in the Indiana landscape. The term chlorosis gets its name from the lack of chlorophyll, the pigment responsible for ...

What: Rhododendron “Snow Lady” is a smaller, mounding shrub with masses of pure white flowers in very early spring. The evergreen foliage is dark green with tiny hairs on the upper surface and edges ...

For a unique park that is dedicated to a single, beautiful flower, head to this California reserve located around two and a ...

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A classic Tri-Cities festival celebrating the iconic flower of the Rhododendron returns this weekend. You can escape at least some of the Summer heat at Roan Mountain ...

Michael Mills gardens in Northwest Philadelphia, concentrating on ornamentals and shade planting. He is a board member of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, is ...