The garden club has been pruning the 65+ year old rhododendrons around the Camas Post Office’s flagpole so they are shaped more like “trees”!

This is a more “formal” look that will allow the plants to have blossoms every spring and keep the plants healthier with better air flow.

Plus, if your kids check out the flag pole in the center you can find ’em easier!

Rhododendron pruning usually is done immediately after blooming is complete, but, in this style leaves and blooms are not encouraged in the lower part of the plant to expose the branch structure. More thinning within each plant will take place next year, but, never more than 30% each year.