Rhododendron canadense

Up until recently the Pines Conservation Park, across the road from my place, was home to just a few sprigs of wild Rhodora (Rhododendron canadense). Last evening Wendy and I paddled along the shores of the park and  discovered that the shoreline is now painted riotously in pinkish shades of Rhodora.

It's gorgeous.

I've been thinking of adding some to my property, and this simply fuels the fire. There are thousands of Rhodora bushes in the woods that line the Jemseg/Oromocto highway. I say it's shovel time. Perhaps that will be my horticultural assignment for today, unless it's windy and my mind turns to the watery blues of the mighty Washademoak.