Reviving old plants

Thanks Silu. Funnily enough we'll be staying in Drymen for the first week of April so if we've time I might try a visit to Glendoick.

 

No, that's just my awful photography Alex . Only have my phone camera. The leaves are quite green and glossy so it appears healthy enough, just a bit sad and straggly.

Looks like I'll have to be brave and give it a bit of a prune and/or move it when it finishes flowering. Got a couple of months to get my courage up.

 

It's about 45 miles from Drymen to Glendoick but well worth the trip. 1st week in April will be a little early for some of the Rhododendrons but many of the slightly tender species ones will be out. Hopefully there won't be any frosts which can play havoc with the earlier flowering ones,

 

Their views on peat are interesting

http://www.glendoick.com/glendoick-garden-centre-details.php?PageID=57

 

Quick update
The bergenia flowered for the first time time in 6 years! And has some lovely shiny new leaf growth as well.