Rhododendron (Rhododendron Varieties)

#signsoflife Promising buds on my mum's old rhododendron, having survived the the move to my garden last autumn.

Hurray! I'm happy it took for you. Looks very nice Jeff

Lots of big buds! Plant looks very happy at your place😊

Looking good! How did you do that, move a rhododendron and get it back to such good shape?

@gjones & @columbiariver Thank you. Must be at least 20 flower buds on it. I am just so relieved it survived its upheaval. It was in very poor sandy soil at my mother's & approx 90% shade. It should do better now as it seems to have taken root in its new home, in very slightly acidic clay soil & approx 50% shade 👍

Thank you @Myrthe It was a tricky & delicate process. I dug it out, at a radius of about 18 inches all around, trying hard not to damage the roots & not letting it dry out or get too stressed. Plenty of organic matter in the planting hole & lots of watering with rain water. It seems to have worked, as was the case with one I did when I moved house 4 years ago.

I have some old rhododendrons I'd like to move, so I might give your technique a go... Thanks for describing it to me @jeatacake!

You're very welcome @Myrthe & now may be a good time to do it before they spring back into life.

Great to see it doing so well Jeff! 👍🏼👍🏼

Thanks @rachelbrooks Can't wait to see it flower

Lovely Green Plant

Thanks Gaurav 😊. It should be full of dark purple flowers in about 3 months too @gauravsh6