May 25, 2008

Huge Rhododendron in Botanical Garden, close to Warsaw Poland

Eye candy.
Today let me take you to the Botanical Garden in Powsin, located 10 km South of Warsaw. There is amazing collection of rhododendrons and azaleas. Right now they are in full bloom. Looking at them is a real treat for the eyes. Paradise? Secret Garden? Heaven? After such walk eyes are full of flowers and colors... On the picture above my mom and Rhododendron luteum...


Azalea Golden Eagle.


Actually I am happy that there were some other people, because we could see proportions and understand the sizes.



I think I leave you alone with the pictures...








Just to disturb you for a moment, don't you think that combination of lavender and orange color is smashing?







More pictures of other plants will come in next posts.

21 comments:

MUHEDIK said...

Thank You! It is very beautiful collection in Poland.

Nancy said...

Beautiful!

Frances, said...

Hi Ewa, Those are my favorite flowers, and I have never seen so many and so large in one place, surely it must be paradise, as you say. And your mom is adorable, I love her red coat!

Frances at Faire Garden

Barbara said...

Oh, how beautiful! And how big! I love how the colors, especially the orange, POP!

Curmudgeon said...

They grow really well here in the Pacific Northwest. I always joke about "the rhodies that ate Seattle" because so many of our neighbors have enormous rhodies in their yards. The yellow and orange ones never cease to amaze me. Yes, that orange and lavender is a smashing combo. Defintiely eye candy!
--Curmudgeon

Anonymous said...

Beautiful is all I can say after seeing photos from that garden!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

These Azaleas and Rhodies are HUGE. It takes many years of growth to get to this size. A stunning collection. I am glad the people are in the pictures too so we can see the size of these shrubs.

Carol Soules said...

I see I am back online JUST in time for these fabulous pictures! You are so lucky to be able to visit this wonderful garden. Such colors!! I love the orange and yes...with lavender! Who could imagine??

I hope you will stop by my blog again now that I am back posting.
Carol
terranovadesign.blogspot.com

Matron said...

That is just beautiful! I have just returned last week from a visit to Warsaw and Krakow! I missed that beautiful garden, must make a trip there next time.

garden girl said...

Simply beautiful Ewa! What gorgeous colors!

Jane O' said...

Wow! Wow! and Wow! It must have seemed like a special gift to be in the middle of all that color.

Barbara said...

Booaah! Ewa, what stunning colours. This IS a BEAUTIFUL Botanic Garden! It must be a very old one!

chey said...

Those rhododendrons and azaleas are amazing...so massive with striking colors. I do find that the lavender and orange go well together. I've noticed the same thing in my garden as well. Thanks so much for sharing!!

Garden Wise Guy said...

Ewa - thanks for alerting me to this delicious eye candy. Alas, no rhododendrons in our Southern California plant palette. When I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area they were easy to grow and Iused them in the gardens I designed. But they didn't look half as stunning as the ones in your photos. thanks for leading me over to your blog.

Billy G

Gail said...

Eye candy is the right word, Ewa. This is a fabulous garden and the colors are delicious looking. We can't grow these beauties in my part of Tennessee but we have some in the mountains in the eastern part of the state.


Gail, clay and limestone

Kylee Baumle said...

Ewa, I don't think I've ever seen such beautiful rhododendrons!! The deep colors are stunning!

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GWG

stadtgarten said...

Waht a beautiful botanical garden woith all those rhododendrons and azaleas! I love them. We also have an azalea "Golden Eagle" in our garden, but I fear it will take centuries until it looks like the one in this garden!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful impressions!

Katarina said...

What a garden! Fantastic pictures - impressive azaleas indeed and your mom looks so sweet next to them!
/Katarina

Yolanda Elizabet Heuzen said...

May is the best month to see Rhodo's in flower. Here they get enormous in size too. Thanks for showing all these lovely pics of them in so many wonderful colours, simply stunning! You and your mother must have had a lovely time in that botanical garden surrounded by all those magical flowers.

joey said...

How delightful, Ewa. Thank you for the color tour of 2 of my favorite flowering plants!

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