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Rhodoland
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"Tell about myself?", was my first response, when a friend
asked me to introduce myself, when I had my first version of Rhodoland
on the internet. "It's all about Rhododendrons and Azaleas - not
about me!" Well, I can say now, that my modesty let me
response like this, but then in one time the effect will be gone :-)
Okay, when I have to - visitors of this website may want to know who it
is, who made it. Then I repeat a part of what I wrote before this 5th edition about myself. Actually I bear in mind, to write a new sort of novel, a 'plant-novel' let's call it a 'love-novel' between me and plants like rhododendrons and azaleas. But which publisher would be interested in it? And which audience of readers? We will see what happens. And if I will have enough energy to write it. For the time being - this website will be enough. Later, may be later....... |
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Something about myself
After 30 years of teaching German on several highschools I am declared unable to
work because of 'burn-out'. May be my problem is, that I can't do 'nothing'. I
think, there is nothing so boaring as doing nothing....So, with the energy I
have left I am gardening, hybridizing, photographing, travelling and writing.
Nature and gardening with plants and flowers have always had my deep interest. A
genetic gift from my mother, I think. 'Green fingers' - mostly other
colours - have layed out a fine garden here, with some help of good friends. It
is good to relax, especcially in the evening, when I sit near my newest pond and
enjoy the result of my hard work.
In Bleiswijk - 10 miles north
of Rotterdam I layed out a small heather garden, but soon everything was full of
seedlings. In 1982 we moved to the small town 'Hattem' not far from Zwolle, in a
wooded area. Here I had 1.5 acres. I first made a heather garden, later a
rhododendron garden and started 1984 my hybridizing 'obsession'. From then on
till now I proceeded about 1.500 crosses with some nice results. Many of them,
about 70 of my best, are under observation on a nursery in northern Germany.
From 1997 till now we live in a small village in the western part of the
province 'Drenthe' 30 miles north of Zwolle. We have a property of about 7
acres, of which 4 acres garden. Here we have many (own) hybrids of Rhododendrons
and Azaleas, but also many daylilies, grasses, (special) shrubs and trees, ferns,
perennials, some ponds etc. My garden style is winding paths and a lay out
which looks naturally. Next pages will show you a lot of it and will speak for
themselves.
I also like photography which is my second
hobby. In 2004 I participated in a photo-exhibition and there is one planned for
next year 2006. This makes a fine combination with my love for plants and nature.
In this website I hope to show you this
love and may be obsession to you. I hope you like it and will find enough to see
and may be also some ideas and stimuli for your own garden work. For about a
year now I am working on the reconstruction of this website. And that is long
enough for me......
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