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April 7, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall Leave a Comment

Dead rhododendron blossom, brown and ready for deadheading. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall.

When the rhody blossoms are brown and crisp, they pluck off easily. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall

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