Tropical Asia is well known for its spectacular rainforests loaded with many species of palms and carnivorous Nepenthes pitcher plants but it is easy to miss the tropical Vireya Rhododendrons growing ...

are moderate perennials native to South Africa. They need well drained soils—particularly during the dormant winter months, or they will rot and not reappear the following year. They come in a wide ...

Question: We love rhododendrons, and have tried (unsuccessfully) over the past several years to grow a rhododendron garden in the front of our house. The leaves curl up and droop, the plants struggle ...

Q: I have two rhododendrons in my front yard that are looking very straggly. When can I prune them and how much without killing them? A: While it is possible to prune these plants anytime from early ...

Many garden enthusiasts are leery of planting rhododendrons and azaleas, afraid that anything so showy must be a diva that demands pampering. Not true, said Tere Cole, lead horticulturalist at Holden ...

Use these tips for pruning rhododendrons to get a burst of fresh foliage and flowers. Although generally low-maintenance, rhododendrons occasionally do need pruning to rejuvenate them. Timely pruning ...

Elaine Sedlack, head gardener for the Asian section of the University of California Botanic Garden, knows her rhododendrons. She's in charge of some 300 species, subspecies, varieties and hybrids of ...

Sign up for the Concord Monitor's morning newsletter and get essential news each day. Sign up A windy winter has left many of the region’s rhododendrons looking ...

More than two billion cups of coffee are drunk worldwide every day – and that creates a mountain of used coffee grounds. Luckily, the waste product of our global caffeine addiction can be used in the ...

A disease has been found in Kansas with the potential to kill a number of our local native species, including oak trees. The source of the disease is infected plants shipped from an Oklahoma nursery ...