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Get Winter Ready!

Will Murch

Get Winter Ready!

We know you love your Rhododendrons, Camellias and Azaleas but are they ready for the winter weather?

Pots and Containers

Plants in pots and containers are more vulnerable to problems than those planted in the ground. We all worry a lot about the cold temperatures and, although these can be an issue if they get too extreme, actually it is the wet weather that can do the most damage. This is because the plants rate of transpiration (breathing through the leaves) slows in colder weather and so the plant is unable to lose excess water gathering at the roots. The other danger to your plants is cold winds.

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categories Planting advice, Pots, Azaleas
tags rhododendrons, camellia, pots, pot feet, protecting plants, winter, drainage, mulch

How to Plant in a Pot

Will Murch

How to Plant in a Pot

The great news about Rhododendrons, Camellias and Azaleas is that they are so adaptable that they grow really well in pots and containers. Sometimes we grow them there because we have the wrong soil, sometimes just because we want colour in pots. 

So how do you go about it? 

First, look at the size of your plant and choose a pot where the measurement across the top is about 10-20cm smaller than the width of the plant branches. This stops the compost getting too wet in rainy weather. 

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categories Pots, Rhododendron, Planting advice, Camellias, Azaleas
tags camellia, rhododendron, azaleaa, pot, john innes ericaceous compost, will murch, Osberton Nurseries, mulch, planting in pots, planting rhododendrons, how do i plant a rhododendron in a pot