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rhododendron) Standing at the head of the Fal estuary, Trelissick is one of the largest gardens in Cornwall. It was first created in the early 19th century and has grown to include a wide range of exotic plants that thrive in the mild Cornish climate. The garden is especially famous for its large collection of azaleas and rhododendrons. Any of numerous, mostly evergreen shrubs belonging to the heath family. The leaves are usually dark and leathery, and the large funnel-shaped flowers, which grow in tight clusters, occur in all colours except blue. They thrive on acid soils. Azaleas belong to the same genus. (Genus Rhododendron, family Ericaceae.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I was on what seemed to be a little lawn in a garden, surrounded by rhododendron bushes, and I noticed that their mauve and purple blossoms were dropping in a shower under the beating of the hail-stones. "Go and make one of the men servants bring some in a basket to the rhododendron walk," he said. We had passed between the white posts of a gate and up a curving drive, lined with rhododendron bushes. |
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