PINK RHODODENDRONS
Richmond Park
London, England; royalparks.org.uk.
This public park on the west side of the city holds a park within a park--the Isabella Plantation garden, which was established after World War II, spans over 42 acres. The garden has 15 varieties of deciduous azalea and house the national collection of 50 kurume azaleas, introduced to the West around 1920 by the plant collector, Ernest Wilson. There are also 50 different species of rhododendron and 120 hybrids, most of which begin blooming in late April.
