Hybridizing For New Hampshire

Tour 5 of New Hampshire's better rhododendron gardens by viewing the
images from a 20 minute presentation on Hybridizing for New Hampshire
given by Sally and John Perkins at the 2006 ARS Convention in
Rockville, MD provided by the link below.

Hybridizing for New Hampshire

The images include both rhododendrons and azaleas that do well in zone 5 New Hampshire starting with proven performers in the front where lesser known and lesser tested plants follow. Most of the rhododendrons shown bloomed fully after our very cold January 2004.

John Perkins
Salem, NH

Rhododendron Bloom June 13-18

Rhododendron Bloom in Salem, NH

June 13-18, 2006

'Edith Pride'
'Fairfax'
'Golden Showers' X 'Lollipop' #1
'Independence'
'MacKay's Magic'
'Micheal Hill'
'Pink Pancake'?
semibarbatum 'Canobie'
viscosum X arborescens (yellow)
'Wintergreen'

John Perkins

Rhododendron Bloom in Concord MA June 6-16

Rhododendron Bloom in Concord, MA

June 6-16, 2006

It's been fascinating reading the Perkins' posts about what is in bloom at Canobie Lake, NH and comparing it with my garden in Concord, MA. We really do live in rather different places. Right now I have my late mid-season plants in full bloom at the same time as many late plants -never had Robert Alison blooming at the same time as Delayed Surprise. Summer Summit and Summer Snow still pretty tight. Disca, Robert Alison and Cadis have never been so perfect. It's been a beautiful, if peculiar spring. And the rain has stopped!

In bloom June 16

Disca
Robert Alison
Cadis
Judy Spillane
Susan Everitt
Roseum Elegans
Delayed Surprise
Scarlet Romance
Dr. Edward Lufton finishing after 13 days
Alexander, Wintergreen, and other evergreen azaleas
Purple Melody (Park's)
Myrtilifolium
R. myrtilifolium just opening
R. hirsutum
R. tschonoskii just opening
Kalmia just starting

Susan Clark

Rhododendron Bloom June 7-12

Rhododendron Bloom in Salem, NH

June 7-12, 2006

'Alexander'
'Balalaika'
'Beni Kirishima'
brachycarpum ssp. fauriei
brachycarpum var. tigerstedtii
'Canobie Candela'
cumberlandense AAS red
cumberlandense X viscosum
'Joseph Hill'
kiusianum 'Hane Komachii'
'Lollipop'
'MacKay's Overhere'
'Myrtifolium'
myrtifolium syn. kotschyi
nakaharae 'Mini Pink'
'Rockhouse Hill'
semibarbatum

Kalmia starting to bloom

Minature roses starting to bloom

John Perkins

Rhododendron Bloom June 1-6

Rhododendron Bloom in Salem, NH

June 1-6, 2006

'Antilope'
'Blondie'
'Cadis'
'Catawbience Boulsault'
'Choice Cream'
'Disca' X 'Caroline'
'Dwarf Pink'
'Firestorm'
'Kellogg's Pinchusion'
kiusianum 'Miyamanokatsura'
'Knaphill Red'
'MacKay's Love'
'MacKay's Magnum'
'MacKay's Samari'
minus 'RSF 76-086'
minus var. chapmanii
'My Mary'
'Paul Vossberg'
'Red Pom Pom'
'Red River'

John Perkins

Garden Federation Tour at Elm Bank

Dear Board,

Doug is taking our exhibit, which will be part of the Educational
Division of the Standard Flower Show in the mansion, to Elm Bank on
Thursday morning to set it up. The actual tour and show will be held
on Saturday and Sunday. Some of you have volunteered to work in the
garden as guides and answer questions. The exhibit is unmanned in the
house. This is the schedule: Saturday 10 – 1 p.m. will be Susan Clark
and Betty Carhlian; 1-4 will be George Silverman; Sunday 10 – 1 will
be Pete Littlefield and 1-4 will be Doug & Susan Harding, who will
take down exhibit at end. Thanks for volunteering at the last board
meeting.

Hope for good weather!!!

Susan Harding