Garden Design Tip: Select Rhododendrons for Foliage

Rhododendrons are evergreen shrubs most known for their spring blooms, but Darcy Daniels, garden designer and creator of eGardenGo in Portland, Oregon (https://www.eGardenGo.com) extols the virtues of varieties selected for their attractive foliage. For example, the variety Teddy Bear featured in this video, is a favorite. Get ideas of how to incorporate this shrub into your garden planting combinations by visiting www.egardengo.com/explore-plant-combinations.

Evidence suggests that Rhododendrons with indumentum, a furry texture on the underside of the foliage, are more resistant to the Rhododendron lace bug, a significant garden pest that is plaguing northwest gardens.