Rhododendrons & Azaleas

Beautiful flowering shrubs: If you’ve ever read Daphne du Maurier’s novel “Rebecca” you’ll remember the recurring references to the azaleas that grew at Manderley and which were used in a perfume for its late mistress. The author describes a fragrance that captures the imagination, but leaves many gardeners scratching their heads. Many of our most familiar evergreen azaleas have little to no scent. If you want fragrance, you may have to sacrifice year-round foliage. Though azaleas are a type ofRead more