My rhododendron and azalea garden, which now contains more than 1000 plants, is rather like the fictional Topsy who “just grew.” It began in the rather hazy past, sometime about…Read more >

Steve Krebs has graciously offered to share his presentation  from October 2014 with us. To view click this link: Leach Hybrids

Originally published 1993 I wonder how many of you are like me and wonder, as you look at the plants growing in your garden, how they found their way into…Read more >

R. yakushimanum is a Rhododendron species found only on the island of Yakushima, which is located in the southern part of Japan. This species was not introduced to the West…Read more >

Mississauga, Ontario Reprinted from The RSC Bulletin 1981 Vol. 10 No. 1 A well known British personality summed up his opinion of a group of rhododendron hybrids which lacked quality…Read more >

Originally published October 1993 The more than 100 rhododendron cultivars planted in the Craig and Gunn Gardens at Upper Dyke, Kings County, Nova Scotia, have grown well since the first…Read more >

One weekend in May ’99, RSC Atlantic Region undertook what was probably the largest rhododendron move ever in Atlantic Canada. The rhododendron was lush 16′ high x 16′ wide Rhododendron…Read more >

Easton, Connecticut Originally published May 1994 (Reprint from Georgian Bay) We hear more and more about rhododendrons in rock gardens, and our annual seed list offers us seed of many…Read more >

Article #1 From the AHRS journal May 2003 A permanent printed record of the history of the Kentville Research Stations rhododendron breeding programme does not exist. As I am the…Read more >

There are more than four hundred species of Primula and new ones are still being found. In addition there are a lot of natural and man-made hybrids. From this large…Read more >