Bright Pink Rhododendron

This is a bright pink rhododendron which grows in the side garden of the Pond Paddock. It flowers reasonably late in spring - at the same time as the Japanese Flowering Cherries in the nearby lawn.

Bright Pink Rhododendron

This was one of my first serious rhododendron purchases. I remember not being sure whether they would like growing in my garden - would the ground be too dry? Would there be enough shade? I was a rhododendron novice, and imagined I needed deep and specialised gardening wisdom. Those were the days!

Mind you, I have had a few small rhododendron disasters since...