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26 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2015 2HODODENDRONS ARE A POPULAR mOWERING BUSH WITH BRIGHT SPRING BLOOMS 2HODODENDRONS ARE CLOSELY RELATED TO !ZALEAS BUT ARE EVERGREEN WHEREAS AZALEAS ARE DECIDUOUS 4HESE BUSHES WILL SURVIVE DOWN TO & AND IN &OUR 3EASONS WIND AND HEAT ARE MORE PROBLEMATIC FOR THEM 2HODODENDRONS ARE GROWN FROM SEEDS CUTTINGS OR GRAFTING 0LANTING AND TRANSPLANTING 2HODODENDRONS SHOULD BE DONE IN EARLY SPRING OR EARLY FALL 7HEN TRANSPLANTING REPLANT BUSHES AT THE SAME LEVEL IN THE GROUND AS IN THEIR ORIGINAL LOCATION 3MALLER BUSHES TRANSPLANT BEST 2HODODENDRONS ARE ACID LOVING PLANTS 4HEY GROW BEST IN LIGHT SHADE AND NEED PROTECTION FROM MIDDAY SUN AND WINTER SUN 4HEY PREFER A MOIST WELLDRAINED SOIL WITH A P( OF 0INE NEEDLES ACIDIC P( AS MULCH WORKS TO HELP KEEP THE SOIL MOIST AND MAINTAINSADDS ACIDITY TO THE SOIL 2OOTS ARE SHALLOW SO MULCHING HELPS KEEP WEEDS DOWN WITHOUT DISTURBING THE ROOT SYSTEM 2HODODENDRONS CAN BE HARMED OR KILLED BY SUSTAINED WINDS AND BY TOO MUCH DIRECT SUNLIGHT )T IS IMPORTANT TO WATER THE PLANTS DURING EXTENDED DRY SPELLS EVEN IN THE FALL 'OOD AIR CIRCULATION AROUND THE PLANT HELPS MODERATE HIGH SUMMER HEAT 0RUNING OR PINCHING BACK YOUNG PLANTS PROMOTES BUSHY GROWTH 0RUNING SHOULD BE DONE EARLY IN SPRING "UT ANY PRUNING MAY RESULT IN CUTTING OFF NEXT YEARS BLOOMS )F YOU PRUNE AN ESTABLISHED BUSH HEAVILY IT MAY NOT BLOOM AGAIN FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS HOWEVER 2HODODENDRON BUSHES CAN GROW UP TO FEET TALL IF NOT PRUNED TO A SHORTER HEIGHT ~ Len Tavernetti Beaumont Blooms ! .EIGHBORHOOD 7ATCH MEETING WAS HELD ON !PRIL IN THE ,ODGE "ALLROOM 7E HAD A GREAT TURNOUT AND AFTER ENJOYING CONVERSATION CANDY AND COFFEE WE ENJOYED OUR GUEST SPEAKER .ANCY #ARROLL AND HER COMMITTEE FROM .O7AY 'ATEWAY 4HIS GROUP IS HEADING UP A MOVEMENT TO STOP A MILLION SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN #HERRY 6ALLEY 4O LEARN MORE GO ONLINE AT WWWNOWAYGATEWAYORG 7E HAVE TWO VERY IMPORTANT EVENTS COMING UP IN THE NEAR FUTURE 4HE lRST WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE &OUR 3EASONS .EIGHBORHOOD 7ATCH ON 7EDNESDAY -AY AT AM IN THE ,ODGE "ALLROOM *EFF $AVIS FROM THE 3AN 'ORGONIO 0ASS 7ATER !GENCY WILL BE THE GUEST SPEAKER (E WILL BE SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW WATER REGULATIONS AND ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS 4HE SECOND EVENT WILL BE HELD IN *UNE AND WILL BE A BLOCK PARTY FOR OUR PRESENT BLOCK CAPTAINS AND ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN BECOMING A BLOCK CAPTAIN )T WILL BE A FUN TIME WITH LOTS OF GREAT SNACKS AND MUCH SHARING OF hBLOCK CAPTAIN IDEASv 4HIS EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AT 4HE 3UMMIT OUR NEW CLUBHOUSE $ATE AND TIME WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT Breeze (OPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT THESE GREAT EVENTS ~ Jill Anderson Neighborhood Watch Program