Eugene Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society
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2017 Event Calendar
April 11, 2017
Jack Olson presenting ‘How to Grow Rhododendrons from Seed.’
6:30pm at Campbell Community Center, 155 High Street, Eugene, OR
April 13
Plants, People & Pizza get together at Jack Olson’s Rocky Knoll Farm 3-5pm 84953 Renagade Lane, Fall Creek, OR
April 15 & 29 & May 13, 2017
O. Howard Hindsdale Garden Open 10 to 2pm
April 27-30, 2017
ARS Annual International Convention in Eureka, California
Hosted by The ARS Eureka Chapter
May 6, 2017
ARS Eugene Chapter, Spring Rhododendron Show & Awards Banquet- 3:00-9:00 Hilton Garden Inn, Springfield
Speaker - Mike Stewart - “Rhododendrons, and Their Journey to Your Garden”
May 13, 2017
WVHPG Hardy Plant Sale
Plant Sale at the Lane County Fairgrounds
9:00 am to 2:00 pm
May 20-21, 2017
Siuslaw ARS Chapter – 110th Annual Rhododendron Festival Show
July 8, 2017
Picnic in Bandon
Joint picnic with the Southwest Chapter of ARS
At the home of Jack & Wanda Hackett at 12pm
57131 Fuller Rd, Bandon, OR 97477
September 17, 2017
Member Picnic
At Hendrick’s Park in the Pavilion. The time is 11am to 5pm
Chapter Meeting - Time & Place
• Chapter Meetings are at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month from October to March, unless otherwise specified. The location is at the Campbell Community Center, 155 High Street in Eugene. The public is invited to join us at no charge.
• In 2017, we will have the annual Spring Rhododendron Show and Awards Banquet in May, at the Hilton Garden Inn, to display what is blooming in our gardens. The show is informally judged by members. Dinner, a program, and a plant auction follows.
• Chapter picnics are held in June and September, usually at a member's home.
Chapter Membership
ARS Membership Benefits include:
• the monthly chapter newsletter
•the quarterly ARS Journal
•informative & interesting programs
•help in growing rhododendrons successfully
•wonderful social activities & picnics
•visits to private and public gardens
•access to plants & cuttings
Annual Regular Membership is $40