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                                                                           "Every plant has a story . . . ."

High -quality, exciting species rhododendrons
 
available here!
 
 
Call us about an exciting opportunity to live in a bright, airy semi-furnished two-bedroom apartment at Chimacum Woods in exchange for 75 hours of horticultural and forestry work per month (or $800 rent).  We’d love to talk with you about this (206-383-2713).  Live among several hundred species rhododendrons in the 6-7 acre cultivated garden!
 
Chimacum Woods is now accepting orders for shipping.  Call us at 206-383-2713 for more information.  We have a wide variety of species available. 

R. auriculatum Very late, fragrant, beautiful red flower bracts (photo by Hank Helm)

R. ferrugineum  Native to the Alps (photo by Hank Helm)

R. decorum  Another late bloomer, also fragrant. (taken on 8 July)  (photo by Hank Helm)

 

FALL OPEN GARDEN EVENT!!!

we are opening for tours of the five-acre woodland rhododendron garden and propagation areas. 

Saturday, September 11 (10am - 6pm) and Sunday, September 12 (1pm - 5pm)

2722 Thorndyke Road, Port Ludlow, 98363 (see the location map)

Wander or take a guided tour through the wooded rhdodendron garden; see bigleaf rhodies over twenty years old.  The plants, whose forebears come from all over the world, are grown here from seed on the Olympic Peninsula.  Call 206-383-2713 for more information.  Click here for location map.  No entry charge. open to the public.  Plants available for sale, as September is the ideal month to plant rhodies.

 

Garden writer Ciscoe Morris (Seattle Times, May 12, 2010):   “If your yard can accommodate a big plant, Ciscoe suggests R. fulvum, R. rex, ssp. fictolacteum or R. sinogrande rhododendrons….”

 
His article continues:
 
“Rhododendron royalty”
 
“If you've got room, add a majestic flair to your garden by planting one of the big species Rhododendrons.
 
“Species rhodies come in a wide variety of growth habit, size and flower color, but the most magnificent ones feature huge leaves, spectacular flowers and colorful indumentum (felt-like covering under the leaf) that make them a year-round attraction.
 
“One of the showiest of the species Rhododendrons is R. fulvum. Reaching 12 feet, the name fulvum means tawny and the indumentum on the almost foot-long leaves is flaming orange. The flowers are pink with a crimson throat.
 
“Another massive beauty is R. rex ssp. fictolacteum. The footlong leaves are undercoated with rusty brown, and the huge pure white, purple throated flower trusses can contain up to 30 individual flowers in a truss!
 
“If you've got room for a real honker, R. sinogrande is your plant. Growing to more than 50 feet tall in its native Tibet, this mammoth rhody features heavily textured dark-green leaves that can reach 3 feet in length with undersides covered in beautiful silver-gray indumentum. The flowers are huge and vary from creamy-white to pale-yellow with red spotting. These big species rhodies sometimes show up at local nurseries, or they're available on line at www.chimacumwoods.com.”

Our Mission: to produce and provide quality species rhododendron plants

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to show how species rhododendrons can enhance gardens

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to educate gardeners about species rhododendrons

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to help our customers and visitors enjoy the beauty that gardens and rhododendrons bring to life

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to help preserve endangered species for future generations

Chimacum Woods welcomes you to visit the nursery and gardens.  We enjoy meeting with wholesale nursery buyers who are eager to offer beautiful, healthy and unusual plants to their customers.  We like to talk about the value of helping preserve the gene pool of plants which are endangered because of slash-and-burn agriculture and road-building in their native lands.  We like walking the garden to help landscape artists acquire mature plants for shows and gardens.  Occasional visits from garden clubs and other interested groups give us a chance to show how species rhododendrons look "planted out" in a woodland setting.

Come visit us.  Please call 206-383-2713 or 609-506-5865 first to set up a convenient time.

We are located between Port Ludlow and Shine, on a hill overlooking the Hood Canal, just a few miles south of the Hood Canal Bridge.  Click on Location map for directions.

Contact Information

Telephone                                                             
206-383-2713
Postal address
2722 Thorndyke Road, Port Ludlow, WA 98365
Electronic mail
Information, Sales &  Customer Support: customersupport@chimacumwoods.com

 

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