Azaleas

[dandysmom]

These would have been better if the sun had been shining; figured I'd better take them anyway because it will be raining most of the week and the bloom will be past peak. They're quite old; were here when I bought the house.

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[Moli]

Lovely Eileen.....

[calismum]

One of my garden favs. Mine are still in bud! and about a foot high, so still a way to go before they catch yours!!!!

[alexgirl73]

simply lovely!

[Mags]

What a stunning mass of colour!

[Kazz]

They are lovely Eileen how long have you lived where you are now?

[dandysmom]

September 1965, Kazz.

[Kazz]

Wow........................

[yola]

September 1965, Kazz.

I was 6 months old :shock: :shock: :shock:

What beautiful, mature shrubs they are, You must take immense pleasure just walking around them and sharing space with them.

Reminds me of Langley Park near where I live as child (some random pictures here http://www.friendsoflangleypark.co.uk/photos_page.htm) which is stuffed full of rhododendrons and azaleas . . . inspired my Mum to plant our garden full of them too - some of which thrive until this day :D

[dandysmom]

Lol, Yola, I have a Christmas cactus that's older than you also!!

Lovely pics, thanks for that link. Am I the only one who thinks of Manderley when rhododendrons are mentioned?

[Leesy]

Those Azaleas are simply stunning DM, their colours are lovely, my husband is laying a circular seated patio area up at the top of our garden and I am wanting to put some up there for a lovely spring blast of colour, I hope that ours will look as spectacular as yours in a few years time:D

[angieh]

Your azaleas are gorgeous Eileen - lovely mature specimens. This (http://www.exbury.co.uk/website/the_gardens.aspx) is my favourite place for seeing azaleas and rhodies.

In case the linking doesn't work! http://www.exbury.co.uk/website/the_gardens.aspx

It actually seems to have worked this time!

[Leesy]

That looks like a gorgeous place to go and visit Angie those pics are stunning on that website.

[dinahsmum]

Lovely azaleas - they put on such a show don't they?
Makes my poor little babies look a bit miserable. But we are on chalk+++, so they have to do as they can do in a large planter filled with ericaceous compost.

[random]

Wow, those are very impressive Eileen!

[angieh]

We are on flint, so they'd probably do well. My trouble would be choosing which colour - they are all so stunning!

[pookyandjo]

Beautiful plants!