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23 May 2006

It's rhodie season, and my rhododendrons are going to town.

post by: agropyron at: 09:45 | 14 comments

gawajus!

posted by chewatadistance 23 May | 09:53

Mine are doing well too. . .planted a new one, surrounded by 4 smaller azaleas. . .in a couple years, these will be primo if the dog leaves them the hell alone.

posted by danf 23 May | 10:27

I'l take pics of mine and post them later...mine are purty! I love rhodies!

*scans photos of rhododendrons from the Burpee catalog just in case pics don't turn out*

posted by iconomy 23 May | 10:30

So pretty!! I have a rhodie cascading over a stone wall too. I don't know if I can take a photo of it though - I have to stand in the middle of a very busy street, and I might get killed.

I guess it's worth risking death for a good photo.

*updates will*

posted by iconomy 23 May | 10:33

iconomy, defying death for the beauty of rhododendrons!

posted by agropyron 23 May | 10:43

They are beautiful. They don't grow well round here, the soil's wrong. But I love rhododendrons and azaleas. Kind of huge suburban orchids.

posted by essexjan 23 May | 11:03

I took the photos - will try to upload them later tonight. Check back, agro!

posted by iconomy 23 May | 12:50

Yay Rhody

posted by knave 23 May | 18:39

Ok I just opened a flickr account just to upload these photos. I have no idea how to add contacts yet.

I can't believe no one stole my great username over there.

posted by iconomy 23 May | 19:16

Oh - the death defying roadkill rhodie! I couldn't take a photo of it. When I went home for lunch, PECO (Phila Electric CO) had a truck parked right in front of it; they were butchering our trees to clear them from the power lines. They hacked a sycamore to death - it looks ridiculous. The upside is that the millions of zinnia that I planted from seed this morning now has TONS more sunlight than it did yesterday.

Right smack dab in front of the rhododendron, they parked. So hopefully I'll get a pic of that one tomorrow.

posted by iconomy 23 May | 19:19

Iconomy, I admire the rapidity at which you have grown from 0 contacts (5 minutes ago) to 6.

posted by matildaben 23 May | 19:29

Hehe. Look again! I kinda stole most of them from you...

Thanks for popping my flickr comment cherry, matildaben.

posted by iconomy 23 May | 19:36

Flickr seems to be having some kind of problem. I can't see any of your photos!

posted by agropyron 24 May | 09:33

Flickr hate me!

posted by iconomy 24 May | 09:43

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