It would help to know where you live (generally) and what you might like: evergreen, flowers, fragrance?

You can also prune the rhododendron to be smaller.

I don't like the fact that it blooms...looks great for a few weeks, and then dies. So pruning wouldn't really be an option for me. I know that there is a PH issue with a Rhod, so something that would be able to produce in that spot would be great. I would prefer a flowering type- But not necessarily. Right next to it is a red tip photinia, so a small tree is out of the question.

I live in Zone 7...Delaware.