Tag Archives: Rhododendron

Plants For A Garden

Hello, I have a question about what type of plants to plant in a garden that is 75% to full sun exposure with loamy soil. I need three plants that are upright pyramidal coniferous evergreen trees that are 5-6m in…

Rhododendron: Do I need to cut back dead stems?

First of all I really appreciate your answer to my previous question: https://www.torontomastergardeners.ca/askagardener/does-my-rhododendron-look-fine/ As advised, I waited patiently for the temperature to become higher. And yes, it did start showing green new sprouts sort of randomly (some stems had them…

Rhododendron–winter care

Last September (2021) I planted a “Nova Zembla” Rhododendron in my Toronto front yard (zone 6/clay type soil) facing south with my house on the north side of the Rhodo. Rhodos were hard to find in Toronto last year (due…

Tall rhododendron for Toronto Garden

I am looking forward to planting my first rhododendron. I am looking for one that will be an accent plant in the backyard. Height is an important consideration -mature height of 8-10 feet. Flowers colors- pink or purple. Low maintenance,…

Does my rhododendron look fine?

Hello, I planted rhododendron in spring 2020. Last summer (2021) it became almost double sized with beautiful flowers. I put on burlap to overwinter (for 2 winters) I’m not sure if the plant has been protected well as I see…

Rhododendron

I have a bush that produced only one flower this spring. It now has about 20 buds on it. What do I do now?…

Rhododendron, Braided Willow

I have a bush that has many buds ready to bloom at this late date. Should I cut them off the plant? Or just leave them. My second question is that I have a braided mini willow tree I planted…

Rhododendrons

Hello, I live in Toronto (Bathrust and Wilson) -zone 6 I am wondering if you can give me some advice about this rhododendron. There are 2 planted right near each other, they are healthy plants and about 5 years old.…

Rhododendrons and Azaleas

I live at Bathurst/Steeles (borderline of Toronto and Thornhill) so, maybe, a zone 6 or 5? I want to plant rhodo and Azaleas in my front yard which gets abut 5 hrs of sunlight and a clay soil. Would a…