Northwest ~ Southwest combo.

[Barrie]

Here's Washingtonia robusta and our typical Rhododendron species in combination creating a Northwest/Southwest setting in my garden.

Cheers, Barrie.

[Kansas]

So would that make that a "Utah" landscape?

[Dean W.]

Nice flowers and palm!

[lucky1]

Unusual combination, Barrie, very attractive.
Presume you don't need to acidify soil for the Rhodo...
Barb

[Barrie]

These Rhodos where pretty much the only plantings on the property when we bought it. They're in a very sunny and sometimes hot location. Soil is rocky, sandy and so all this doesn't seem like the right conditions for Rhododendron culture. I've made no ammendments to the soil. The one flowering now (pale pink) is first and the one beside it (fushia colored) will bloom about the time the first is finished. They're about two weeks behind the typical flowering period. I'm hoping to get some good growth on my Washingtonia this year.

Cheers, Barrie.

[lucky1]

Unusual soil conditions for rhodo culture.
Perhaps with the abudance of evergreen trees that used to prevail all over the Island the dry rocky soil has become more acidic than one would think by looking at it.

That Washingtonia will dwarf your rhodo, I bet
Barb

[Alchris]

Beautiful Rhodo. i am hopeful that mine will eventually get that tall and bloom that well.

Allen

[Barrie]

Good to hear from you Allen. Well Rhododendron are dead easy here, in fact the California/Pacific Rhododendron (State flower of Washington) are native here. Here's a closer look at this one in bloom.

Cheers, Barrie.

[Alchris]

Thanks Barrie. I really love Rhodos in bloom.

2 of mine are just starting to form buds. The third has about 30% leaf damage while the fourth has 100% leaf kill. It is too early to know if the one will bloom or if the other will survive.

Allen