Rhododendron ‘White Lights’

I bought this about twenty years ago in a small gallon pot, and about fifteen years ago it probably reached its peak but has been in steady decline since then.

At its peak it was about 10′ tall and covered in blooms, but now there’s considerable dieback and it’s starting to look spindly.

I’m going to start posting a photo from my garden each day.

Today is Halesia carolina var. carolina.

I bought it from a local nursery when the plant wasn’t in bloom about 25 years ago — they had no idea what it was and sold it for a song.

I knew what genus it was, but was thrilled to key it out to H. carolina once it bloomed. It’s an endangered species here in Illinois.

Tiarella ‘Spring Symphony’ has also been putting on quite a show.

18″ wide clump, in front of Euonymus fortunei ‘Canadale Gold’.

Convallaria majalis ‘Golden Slippers’ has been a favorite in the garden this spring.