After a stroll through The Digger's Club Cloudehill Gardens on Sunday, my picnic mates and myself found ourselves in the National
Rhododendron Garden, feasting on all manner of delicious nibbles including brownies, homemade protein bars, dips, salads and this relish and crackers.
Not exact matches
They include many common
garden plants that people in the United States tend to think of as purely American, such as various forsythia bushes, clematis vines,
rhododendrons, dogwoods, and primroses.
The mountains» lower slopes were dense with oaks, maple and magnolia trees, wild lilacs and hydrangeas, and dozens of different
rhododendrons — many of which Wilson collected and are now found in pure or hybridized varieties in Western
gardens.
Watson, who is co-ordinating the
garden's role in revising and translating a major compendium of Chinese flora, says that the
garden grows 6000 collections of plants from China, specialising in exotic
rhododendrons, poppies and primulas.
Garden plants like poinsettias, azaleas,
rhododendrons, dumb cane, Japanese yew, oleander and English ivy are poisonous for a puppy so keep them covered or remove them completely.
Indulge in scenic mountain walks, indigenous forests, discover many beautiful streams and cascading waterfalls, explore the galleries and craft shops, or visit the area's well - known
gardens with their displays of
Rhododendrons and Azaleas...
Outside, stately wrought - iron fences surround a private
garden of tall
rhododendrons and reflecting pools.
The seventeenth - century villa houses many masterpieces of Italian art whilst the colourful
gardens, described as «a place of heaven», feature plantings of
rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias as wells as exotic plants, bamboos, ferns and ancient cedar and sequoia trees.
The
garden has continually evolved since the original «Harlow Carr Botanical Gardens» opened in 1950, including the addition of rose borders, the regeneration of the woodlands including the addition of a
Rhododendron Glade and, most recently, the opening of a new Alpine Zone in 2010, ensuring that Harlow Carr will continue to enchant future generations of visitors.
Bowers of magenta bougainvillea and sweet - smelling hyacinths, and
rhododendrons with blooms as big as wedding bouquets — a walk through the lavish
gardens at Hearst Castle hits you with sensory overload, with colors, scents, and beautiful combinations at every turn.
New Plymouth in full
rhododendron bloom, meeting private gardeners, wandering magnificent Pukeiti and visiting unique Tawhiti Museum, Hawera, Wanganui, Cross Hills
garden and the Chateau Tongariro
The
gardens of the aristocratic Villa Carlotta reveal a multitude of azaleas, camellias,
rhododendron woods, ferns and bamboos.
Spring bursts with
gardens filled with over a thousand tulips, lilies and daffodils,
rhododendrons and azaleas, the annual whale migration north, the birth of sea lion pups offshore, gourmet breakfast, fresh abalone in the afternoon, and nights in the hot tub watching brilliant sunsets.
Framed by tree ferns, the home is of log construction and set well back in a
garden boasting camellias, hydrangeas,
rhododendrons and roses.
Spread over twenty acres, the
garden is home to ancient trees and palms, as well as colorful
rhododendrons and azaleas.
This
garden is renowned for its collection of over 2000
rhododendrons and azaleas.
This beautiful
garden includes outstanding plants, such as
rhododendrons, alpines, herbaceous and peat -
garden plants.
Key topics discussed range from metamorphic rocks and stolen
Rhododendrons; to Surrealist
gardens and John Latham's aunt.
The
rhododendrons were planted widely in
gardens, due to their colour and beauty, but they quickly grew and spread and are now commonly regarded as the «scourge of Scotland».
The extensive landscape
garden has at its centrepiece a magnificent lake, reflecting classical temples, mystical grottos and rare and exotic trees and, amid the
rhododendrons and azaleas, there are plenty of lawns to have picnics on.