Some views of the garden taken this morning before I left for work.
The yellow flowered shrub is Rhododendron ‘Belkanto’. Rhododendrons require acidic soil conditions, in our garden however, the soil is the opposite and alkaline. This plant is grafted on a rootstocks called Inkharo and sold under the brand name Easydendron®. When grown on these rootstocks the plants are more tolerant of the presence of lime: alkaline conditions.
I have found that the plant has done well and with a little extra attention, an occasional liquid feed of seaweed with sequestered iron, the plant does well.
It has grown quite a bit, and flowered well. The presence of stone mulch helps hold moisture in the soil, this is important for Rhododendron as they are shallow rooted and hate to dry out.
The white flowered shrub in the distance is Viburnum plicatum ‘Watanabe’, a superb variety that will flower until October. Pics 👇
Ciaran The Gardener 