Re: Rhodies (but not deer)
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Rhodies (but not deer)
- From: N* S*
- Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 17:59:09 -0500
My mother (in Massachusetts) cut her decades-old rhodies down to 2 feet, and
two to three years later they are five feet tall and look spectacular.
Nancy S. (NYC)
>While we are on the subject of Rhodedendrons, I just read in one of my
>gardening books that you could rejuvenate an old overgrown planting of
>rhodies (inc. azaleas) by cutting them all back to 6" or so from the
>ground. The author states that it will be three years or so before you get
>any blooming, but that the plants will thrive on this treatment.
>
>Has anybody ever tried this?
>
>Gerry
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