Haaga Rhododendron Park - Rhodos

Haaga Rhododendron Park is a wonderful place to visit in early June. 
Last Sunday was the time for this year’s visit. HERE all my related posts. 

Information: The oldest rhododendrons were planted in 1975. 
The University of Helsinki and the City of Helsinki originally planted 3000 
rhododendron hybrids for research purposes. 
The aim of the plant breeding programme was to create varieties that were suitable for 
the Finnish climate and diverse in terms of their growth and the colours of their flowers. 
Following long-term observation, eight rhododendron varieties were selected 
for commercial production: 

Haaga (pink), Helsinki University (pink), St. Michel (pale pink to white), 

P.M.A. Tigerstedt (white), Axel Tigerstedt (white), Pekka (pale pink), 

Eino (bright pink) & Mauritz (bright red). 

Sweet Villa visiting the park, too!

My son-in-law Timo Rainio & Indiana - She leaves today,

They participated in the Finnish Eurovision Song Contest preliminary in 1994.

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Haaga Rhododendron Park - Azaleas

Last Sunday was the time for this year’s visit to Haaga Rhododenron Park. 
We went in a group of ten family members, enjoyed the wonderful views and seeing each other 
for a long time. Afterwards we popped for a coffee in a lovely seaside café. 
A summer Sunday could not be better - sunshine and family!

Last year I had the title Paradise on Earth - and that is exactly what it is - amazing!
See the link, also the photos are better, probably it was not this bright sunshine.

Today I’ll show you azaleas, rhododendrons later in a separate post.

Our sweet Essi - beautiful azalea fairy ❤︎

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Paradise on Earth - Part II

PART II with azaleas of Rhododendron Park Haaga, Helsinki.

The scent in the air was sweet and enchanting, the colours from a fairytale world.

It is amazing that all colours go so well together - from bright pink to yellow and orange.
There were plenty of people, but I succeeded well in omitting them from my photos.
I was thrilled and let now the photos speak by themselves.

If you are interested, this LINK shows you my all posts
from Rhododendron Park Haaga.

// WILLY-NILLY 
// ALL SEASONS

Paradise on Earth - Part I

I have paid my yearly visit to Rhododendron Park Haaga, Helsinki - and not a day too late, 

because the blooms had started to wither. Nevertheless to me it felt once again 

a paradise on earth with its 8 hectares dedicated to rhododendrons and azaleas!

The park was founded in the 1970’s and has been a research garden for 

University of Helsinki’s plant breeding programme. The rhododendrons are huge 

and the azaleas colourful and so scented. I was afraid that the plants might have suffered 

from last year’s hot & dry summer, but no trace of damage!

This part I: rhododendrons, followed later by part II: azaleas.

Sorry for the many photos!

// WEDNESDAY AROUND THE WORLD