Re: Gardens & Weather

Gene....I did a little researching and the native azaleas are  
super....loved the white group especially. What kind of perennials do  you particularly 
like with azaleas? Your island bed sounds magnificent  and the temptation to 
visit will be even stronger next year:-) 
 
Joanie Anderson
35 mi. north of Chicago
zone 5a 
 
 
In a message dated 8/30/2009 7:50:36 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
genebush@netsurfusa.net writes:

Joanie,
Thanks for the interest in my azalea walk,  but right now there is
not much in the way of drama to show you. I have  been trading goodies for
azalea starts with a collector and breeder down in  NC. The azalea I have
transplanted are rather small and it takes about 2  years for one to settle
in well. A short description would be a kind of an  island up on the hill.
The island is a raised bed about 150 feet long, 30  to 50 wide. Around the
outside edge of the island are azalea. Thus far  about 25 of them and a path
going around the island so the azalea and the  understory can be experienced
up close. One day I will have photo. Probably  will begin next spring.
There are over 40 species of native  azalea, numerous cultivars,
hybrids and selections. Almost without end,  actually. Rhododendron 
canadense
is native to north eastern coast along  with R. prinophyllyum and
R.periclymenoides. You could begin with those and  anything with their
parentage in the mix. And,of course they have several  selections from each
species.
Come visit when mine are in  bloom next year.

Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery &  Gardens,LLC
www.munchkinnursery.com
Garden Writer - Photographer -   Lecturer




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Gene...any way we could see some pix  of your hillside azaleas? I checked  
out your web site but no luck.  Lucky you to have a hillside...I put in some

berms but it's just not  quite the same thing:-) Which native azaleas have 
done  well for you?  Would any work in zone 5a?

Joanie Anderson
35 mi. north of  Chicago

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