Re: [SG] Rhodies and Azaleas

Hello Rosemary,
        Some of the most overlooked resources for Rhodies and Azaleas are the
local discount stores. If you are not a collector and already knowledgeable
seeking only the elite of the hybrids..... Wal-Marts, K-Marts, Hope Depot,
etc are great. They, for the most part, sell the old ironclads that have
been around forever perking right along. That is one of the reasons they
are cheap in price. Shop at the right time and you can even see them in
bloom when purchasing. Also try to get there before they kill or stress
them through ignorance or negligence in proper care.
        Many of the old varieties will handle our clay soils much better than many
of the newer hybrids. I have ordered and collected quite a few Rhodies over
the years and the ones still in the garden blooming each year are the old
cheapies.
                Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Rosemary Carlson <rcarlson@MIS.NET>
> Subject: [SG] Rhodies and Azaleas
> Date: Sunday, March 14, 1999 12:26 PM
>
> Hi all: I have recently moved to a new home and the gardening I'll be
doing
> this spring is largely getting some GRASS to grow :) and planting some
> shrubbery. I live in the woods - a deep, hardwood forest. So, my yard is
> largely a combination of deep and high shade. Mountains of eastern KY -
> zone 6a. I have a front porch, covered, that stretches the entire width
of
> my home - and I'd like to use rhodies and azaleas in front of the porch.
At
> either end of the porch, I'd like a good sized rhodie. In between, in
front
> of the porch, I'd like some dwarf rhodies and azaleas.
>
> Do any of you have some rhodies/azaleas you can recommend? Another list
> member recommended the Rosebay rhodies? Does anyone have a source? Any
help
> appreciated!
>
> TIA!
>
> Rosemary in the wet mountains of eastern KY
> zone 6a
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