Pacific Northwest Gardening: Laurie's Garden Tour 2, 1 by Jamesk

Jamesk wrote:
You're welcome Pixy! My NPA membership is just about the best 35 bucks I spend each year. I can't think where I get better value for dollars spent.....and this is a 100% unsolicited recommendation. I've met so many nice people and seen so many wonderful gardens.

I noticed in a thread from last year that you wondered about the identity of a blue rhodendron. Someone subsequently suggested that it was Rhododendron augustinii, with which I concur. It's a fairly common species with a number of readily avilable cultivars (see the DG plant guide), so if you haven't obtained a specimen, you shouldn't have any trouble. It's also an easy and unfussy plant. I practically have to take loppers to mine to keep it in bounds. It puts on a reliable show every April.