tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post8325864819815880799..comments2023-12-23T11:07:05.443-08:00Comments on Ed and Reub: Rhodie overloadKerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-78075523234127022942015-05-23T12:10:32.900-07:002015-05-23T12:10:32.900-07:00Have you even been to Hendrick's Park in Eugen...Have you even been to Hendrick's Park in Eugene? It's a lovely rhody garden that was started over 100 yeas ago.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-75865984267931716872015-05-17T18:20:22.267-07:002015-05-17T18:20:22.267-07:00Right? I'm waiting for the baggy shirts from t...Right? I'm waiting for the baggy shirts from the 80's to come back in. I still have some.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-38648981004902435082015-05-17T18:19:38.731-07:002015-05-17T18:19:38.731-07:00Aren't they? And so long-lasting. They're ...Aren't they? And so long-lasting. They're still blooming away out there, weeks after these pics.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-51000274071690999852015-05-17T18:18:44.812-07:002015-05-17T18:18:44.812-07:00Thank you Cubano. The flowers are gorgeous.moreso ...Thank you Cubano. The flowers are gorgeous.moreso than my photos really.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-65799140066480319552015-05-17T18:18:04.961-07:002015-05-17T18:18:04.961-07:00Thanks Eilleen! My weekend was good.Thanks Eilleen! My weekend was good.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-2476922090700540422015-05-15T10:15:00.731-07:002015-05-15T10:15:00.731-07:00hehehe, i missed the dip too!!! i know how importa...hehehe, i missed the dip too!!! i know how important it is to "stay with the trends" but it just goes to show that if you wait long enough, everything comes back into style!!<br /><br />they are GORGEOUS, i love all the different colors!!!Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16823369215793154260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-32473538480681212312015-05-13T19:44:11.803-07:002015-05-13T19:44:11.803-07:00Such delicious spring blooms! Treats for the eyes....Such delicious spring blooms! Treats for the eyes.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-65093299791614618782015-05-13T13:18:32.586-07:002015-05-13T13:18:32.586-07:00Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous photos. Thanks.
Gree...Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous photos. Thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-72044166791932102392015-05-12T13:04:03.429-07:002015-05-12T13:04:03.429-07:00I love the rhodos too, Your blossoms are beautiful...I love the rhodos too, Your blossoms are beautiful, lovely images. Enjoy your week ahead!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-1449333198547860212015-05-12T08:41:03.041-07:002015-05-12T08:41:03.041-07:00What a shame about your azaleas; they do like wate...What a shame about your azaleas; they do like water in dry weather. So do rhodies, but I think they're tougher & can survive a bit of drought. You have an amazing garden Ellen, even if it does sport a copperhead or two.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-26393241928577931942015-05-12T08:36:27.160-07:002015-05-12T08:36:27.160-07:00Well now, I wouldn't mind some lilacs. Their f...Well now, I wouldn't mind some lilacs. Their fragrance is divine. Rhodies don't have that.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-9264171302309662432015-05-12T08:34:59.374-07:002015-05-12T08:34:59.374-07:00Haha, yes! They are the same people, probably. As ...Haha, yes! They are the same people, probably. As Heidi Klum says "In fashion one day you're in, and the next day you're out!"Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-52614730677417220442015-05-12T07:24:35.307-07:002015-05-12T07:24:35.307-07:00I love azaleas and really miss the three large bus...I love azaleas and really miss the three large bushes I had at the city house. alas, the drought four years ago did them in. I suppose they were already stressed and I wasn't there to water them every day. I do have half a dozen small ones here at the country house. no rhodies down here. guess it gets too hot. too bad. I would love to have them.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-57525401470475008142015-05-12T04:43:11.332-07:002015-05-12T04:43:11.332-07:00wow such a nice bloom. Here one must pamper them t...wow such a nice bloom. Here one must pamper them to get them to grow. I am impressed. I need to go to Oregon some spring just to see all of them. I have lots of lilacs and enjoy their scent.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-41614228358919046582015-05-12T03:53:14.680-07:002015-05-12T03:53:14.680-07:00I imagine it's like hem lengths: the style is ...I imagine it's like hem lengths: the style is totally set by the stylists. :)Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-70029516660986306422015-05-11T20:56:33.641-07:002015-05-11T20:56:33.641-07:00Don't want to die from poisoning my toasted ma...Don't want to die from poisoning my toasted marshmallows! What a dumb way to go. On the other hand, what better way?<br />Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-56966664168682590382015-05-11T20:54:56.176-07:002015-05-11T20:54:56.176-07:00Oh! Well, that is good to know.Will file in my mem...Oh! Well, that is good to know.Will file in my memory bank & hope it sticks.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-15650015727457562192015-05-11T19:43:41.603-07:002015-05-11T19:43:41.603-07:00lots of rhodies in appalachia, though i first enco...lots of rhodies in appalachia, though i first encountered them in the pacific NW! i learned something interesting though, when camping the past few years in west virginia in a mountain laurel and rhodie-covered park: rhododendron wood is toxic to burn. you should never make your campfire with fallen rhodie twigs or use them for roasting marshmallows! slim pickinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833617568090157365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-82772464574090744082015-05-11T19:14:56.613-07:002015-05-11T19:14:56.613-07:00Some people can grow lilacs here in OR, but not me...Some people can grow lilacs here in OR, but not me. Too much shade. :( The neighbors have a lilac bush and if it droops over the fence I always pick some. You should take a pic of the lilacs and post it on fb.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-60847343454882725282015-05-11T19:13:06.134-07:002015-05-11T19:13:06.134-07:00They are, and we are lucky to live in a region whe...They are, and we are lucky to live in a region where they grow. :)Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-21110817108104177742015-05-11T19:12:30.275-07:002015-05-11T19:12:30.275-07:00Haha! I agree! Socks with sandals allllll the wayy...Haha! I agree! Socks with sandals allllll the wayyyy!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-19739585848045219662015-05-11T19:11:30.684-07:002015-05-11T19:11:30.684-07:00Right?Right?Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-39821305489626881442015-05-11T19:11:21.461-07:002015-05-11T19:11:21.461-07:00The wild ones are beautiful. In Alabama and GA the...The wild ones are beautiful. In Alabama and GA they were orange.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-84531050921718908122015-05-11T18:37:06.564-07:002015-05-11T18:37:06.564-07:00Beautiful, Kerry. I wish they did well in Wisconsi...Beautiful, Kerry. I wish they did well in Wisconsin. After my walk in the arboretum last Saturday I'm gaga over lilacs, like I always have been, but also the amazing crabapple trees! Gorgeous! This seems to be a stellar year for flowering trees here. Just wish I could capture the scent in the pictures!merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904762440378337600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031080477103832810.post-13003049614302481562015-05-11T16:50:47.135-07:002015-05-11T16:50:47.135-07:00Rhododendrons out of style? No way. These are so b...Rhododendrons out of style? No way. These are so beautiful, full, and colorful. Gail Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15697820311332653232noreply@blogger.com