Hot and dry seems to have been the general condition for the month of June this year. Although there is evidence of a slight amount of rainfall at the grove (most likely it came and went in the form of a sudden quick shower), even the usually wet areas are dryer than “normal”. As shown […]
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Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 24, 2016
As the cultivated rhododendrons in landscaped house gardens are fading for the season, the native “rose trees” at the rhododendron grove in Fitzwilliam, NH are still not ready to bloom. It may be another two weeks or so before they are fully in blossom. The temperature and rainfall usually have an effect on timing of […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 17, 2016
There has not been much obvious change to see in the grove from last week to now, although discreet changes are certainly happening on the cellular level that we cannot see without looking very closely with a microscope. I have included photos of both leaf and flower buds taken a week ago as well as […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 10, 2016
Hey Folks, This week’s tour of Rhododendron State Park was a bit on the cool side – 58 degrees F at 3:00 pm – windy and dry. Not much in the way of biting insects, but a few found me. As shown in these photos (which were taken on Thursday June 9, 2016), the flower […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: July 2, 2015
It seems that we’ve had enough rain for a bit. Plants generally do better with more moisture, though. Rhododendrons, being in the heath family, have fine roots as opposed to a central taproot, so water storage in the plant is poor. Often, “wild” rhododendrons do better in a wet area, as is the case at […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 26, 2015
A lot can happen in one week here in New England. We had a very short Spring this year- it seemed that Winter turned to Summer in a week or so. I say this as an excuse for what I will say next: The blooms are coming on a bit early this year. As usual, […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 18, 2015
This week’s visit to Rhododendron State Park demonstrates a normally wide range of spring growth and development all around the grove, as shown in the photographs taken yesterday (6/18). I saw one or two flower buds starting to open up in a sunny area by the newly built bridge, but for the most part, the […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 11, 2015
Well, not much change in the grove is visible this week as far as the flowerbuds are concerned. It still appears that the bloom time this year will be about the middle of July, as expected. The pictures shown are from Thursday, June 11, but I certainly could have used last week’s photos. Although we […]
Rhododendron Bloom Report: June 4, 2015
Hey folks, Welcome to the 2015 series of Rhododendron State Park‘s bloom reports. A new posting will be published each Friday between now and the middle of August or so (depending on the timing and duration of this year’s Rhododendron maximus bloom). As expected, the bloom time is still a long way ahead of us-usually […]