K wrote:

it won't be that long into your gardening career before you start
wanting specialist books on the groups of plants that particularly
take your fancy.

That would be Rhododendrons in my case; I simply *adore*
them. Unfortunately the sea air (and alkaline soil) round here just
kills them.

I saw a Chris Baines programme a while back, where he went off to
visit some bloke that specialised in Rhododendrons; had a *massive*
garden just filled with every variety under the sun. It was the most
gorgeous thing I'd ever seen. Can't remember any details though.

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