That's brilliant! It's always enjoyable to see how plants grow and develop in the garden :) One of my favourite quotes is "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
In 2023, we've had the cloudiest, coldest, wettest Jan-May in living memory. Hardly any days of sun this spring. Usually the Kew Rhododenrons are in full bloom by Mid May, but this year they are sparse. Back in the 1970s and 80s they would be much more impressive - thicker and more widepread - than in this video. What happened?
The summer droughts of recent years have been very unfavorable for the Rhododendrons unfortunately. Thankfully there is ongoing work at Kew to renovate areas of the Rhododendron Dell.
goerizal1 Our winter here in London isn’t very cold; in the past few years rarely dropping further than -5.C at the worst and is generally quite mild! The biggest problem we have in the UK is high rainfall in Winter, however, our Rhododendrons cope very well in our climate. I’m sure it’s much colder in Chicago!
@@goerizal1 Perhaps! If its gets below -10.C many of the species will struggle. We can grow a variety of Arisaemas outside in the UK and they do quite well, however, the climate in the south of the UK is much better for them and I've seen a wide variety of species growing well outside!
I planted one 2 days ago but doubt I'll be around to see it mature into a beauty like the ones in this video 😢
That's brilliant! It's always enjoyable to see how plants grow and develop in the garden :) One of my favourite quotes is "The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."
Much too short! 😊 I could watch an hour of nothing but rhodies and azaleas!!! Absolutely lovely!!!
In 2023, we've had the cloudiest, coldest, wettest Jan-May in living memory. Hardly any days of sun this spring. Usually the Kew Rhododenrons are in full bloom by Mid May, but this year they are sparse. Back in the 1970s and 80s they would be much more impressive - thicker and more widepread - than in this video. What happened?
The summer droughts of recent years have been very unfavorable for the Rhododendrons unfortunately. Thankfully there is ongoing work at Kew to renovate areas of the Rhododendron Dell.
Ooooh thank you so much. Love this part of Kew x Thank you
You're welcome! I've been spending a lot of time there recently, its a wonderful area of the gardens!
I'm from India and I also love it where are u from brother
@@lessonyouLearn Thank you, India is a beautiful country 🙂
do you use the fallen deciduous leaves in fall as mulches for your azaleas and rhododendrons?
goerizal1 We do use all of our fallen leaves for mulch. Coniferous leaf fall is more acidic and provides quite a good mulch for Ericaceous plants!
Hi rhododendron fantastic
A Webb Thank you! They are beautiful plants! 😊
how bad is winter in kew compared to chicago's which is rough on my rhododendrons?
goerizal1 Our winter here in London isn’t very cold; in the past few years rarely dropping further than -5.C at the worst and is generally quite mild! The biggest problem we have in the UK is high rainfall in Winter, however, our Rhododendrons cope very well in our climate. I’m sure it’s much colder in Chicago!
@@thebotanicalgardener9401 : maybe that is the reason we do not have tree sized rhododendrons here. how well are your arisaemas doing?
@@goerizal1 Perhaps! If its gets below -10.C many of the species will struggle. We can grow a variety of Arisaemas outside in the UK and they do quite well, however, the climate in the south of the UK is much better for them and I've seen a wide variety of species growing well outside!