When we were looking at houses last year our Realtor said “Its a great time to look at houses. The Rhodie’s are out” I had never heard that term for a Rhododendron but I understand what she meant. (Thank heavens for spell check as well cause I never would have figured out how to spell Rhododendron.) I always wanted to plant one in GA but it was too warm there, they only grew in the mountains. For those of us who have lived in the south you can appreciate how vibrant and amazing the azaleas are. The Rhodies are the same but 3-4 times the size. There is a Rhododendron garden near my work. We stopped by on the way to the airport today and took a brief walk through. Here are some pictures.
Lucy the go anywhere baby. Notice how she puts her feet on the stroller. Lucy explores the world through her feet! Lucy has seen quite a bit of the world in her short life. And Katie posing in front of some Rhododendrons.
The kids were jockeying for position before I took the picture and there were some residual grumpy faces.
What I didn’t know before going to this garden is that there are hundreds of different types of Rhododendrons. I just assumed there were a few varieties and that was it. Turns out they range in size from groundcovers to 30 feet tall Goes to show you how little I know!!
We purchased a membership to the gardens and look forward to taking you all when you come up to Seattle.
5 comments:
One more reason to come back to WA!
So fun! How long are the Rhodies in bloom? I'm totally not going to get sick next Spring so I can come up!
Some varieties bloom until July but I think the gardens will be interesting all year long.
Dan & I went there in Dec/Jan and it was interesting even then. We were both amazed at the many varieties.
Yea, Lucy is going to go around bare foot or in flip flops her whole life like me =) ... we might need to find her some flip flops that are not slippery in the rain though! Mine are like walking on ice when it rains.
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