My only experience with rhododendron develop up was with the white-hot azaleas ( also a rhododendron ! ) in front of my parents ’ menage in Virginia . They ’d look spectacular for about a week , and then their flowers would shrivel to a gross reddish brown and hold on for months . My vague disapproval last until last class , when I confab the garden of a rhody aficionado , Bob Stamper , in Pennsylvania during the high season . His collection knocked my windsock off , and made me realize that there ’s a whole world of rhodies out there that I ’d never dreamed of . Well , Eva Beke has work a long way to convincing me even further with the collection of photos she ’s contributed for today ’s mail service . She took these pics at theJeli Botanical Gardenin Hungary .
Eva says,“They say each garden has its own season . Not this one , as theJeli Botanical Gardenhas only its own calendar month – perhaps even just a duet of workweek in May – when the garden ’s Brobdingnagian collection of rhododendron and azaleas are in full bloom . Their sugared , uncomparable fragrance fill the atmosphere and go out our senses in a endearing turmoil . Since I can not enclose it , I am sending you some photo of these beauties .
“ The garden was founded by Count Dr. István Ambróczy - Migazzi in 1922 . After some rather deplorable years , today it is a Natural Reserve Area open to the populace . ”
Gorgeous , Eva ! I am 1/4 Hungarian … perhaps I should habituate “ exploring my etymon ” as an excuse to chew the fat this beautiful place … NOTE : we featured Eva ’s personal garden in Hungary back in April . Refresh your memoryHERE .
- AND THE WINNERS ARE … … .***Last week I offered costless horticulture books to 10 random people who submitted photos to the GPOD . Here ’s who gain ! ( Everyone charge in astonishing pic ! You ’ll be seeing a destiny of these names again in the next few days … )
Carol Jannello - Leaman : Sugar Snaps and Strawberries : Simple Solutions for Creating Your Own Small - Space Edible Garden , by Andrea BellamyJulie Witmer : Backyard harvesting : A Year - Round Guide to turn fruit and Vegetables , by Jo WhittinghamAnn Crane : Small Plot , gamy - Yield horticulture : How to Grow Like a Pro , Save Money , and Eat Well by become Your Back ( or Front or Side ) Yard Into an Organic Produce Garden , by Sal Gilbertie and Larry SheehanJudy Burton : The Zero - Mile Diet : A Year - Round Guide to Growing Organic Food , by Carolyn HerriotAmanda Hall : The City Homesteader : Self - Sufficiency on Any Square Footage , by Scott MeyerMichael Post & Veronica Guyre : Homegrown Harvest : A time of year - by - Season Guide to a Sustainable Kitchen Garden , by the American Horticultural Society and Rita PelczarJo - Ann Clark : How to Grow More Vegetables ( and Fruits , Nuts , Berries , Grains , and Other Crops ) Than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land Than you may conceive of , by John JeavonsChristine Bosacki : The Kitchen Garden : A Complete Practical Guide to Planting , Cultivating , and Harvesting Fruits and Vegetables , by Alan BuckinghamMarilyn Sherman : Vertical Vegetables & Fruit : Creative Gardening Techniques for originate Up in Small Spaces , by Rhonda Massingham Hart
Keep transport in photos , folks ! I ’ll have more stuff and nonsense to give off in a few weeks , I ’m sure , but do n’t be hold off til then … . 🙂
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