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American Rhododendron Society (ARS) Meetings & Events
ARS Chapter Meeting Notices
ARS and Other Flower Shows
ARS and Other Plant Sales
ARS and Other Special Events

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ARS Society Events:

2000
  • May 24-28 ARS Annual Convention (Millennium Convention), Boston Marriott Burlington, Burlington, Massachusetts (north of Boston), Massachusetts Chapter hosts. World class lectures, tours, flower show and sale. Contact Registrar, Joe Brusco. Email: jbrusco@jhancock.com
  • September 14-17 Western Regional Rhododendron Conference. Host: Cowichan Valley Rhododendron Society. The Howard Johnson Suite Hotel at the Water. Vancouver Island, British Columbia. See American Rhododendron Society Page for information. Contact Registrar, Helen Schuckel. Email: schuckel@seaside.net
  • March 17-18 Vireya Seminar. Hawaii Chapter hosts. Naniloa Hotel, Hilo, Hawaii. Speakers and garden tours. See American Rhododendron Society Page. Contact Sherla Bertelmann. Email: tropical@interpac.net
  • May 5-7 Scottish Rhododendron Society Southwest Wales Tour. The tour and meeting include Clyne Castle Garden, Colby Woodland Garden, Picton Castle, The Earl and Countess Lloyd George's private garden, Pant-yr-holiad, Hergest Croft and a lecture on May 6 by Mr. Geoff Taylor. For information contact Matthew Heasman. Email:   matthew.heasman@virgin.net
2001
  • April 25-29 ARS Annual Convention hosted by Eugene Chapter. Valley River Convention Center, Eugene, Oregon. Gordon Wylie and Harold Greer, Convention Co-chairmen.
  • November 2-4 Northeast Regional Rhododendron Conference. Hosted by New York Chapter. Islandia Marriott Hotel, near Islip, Long Island. Jim Fry, Conference Chairman.
2002
  • April 17-21 ARS Annual Convention hosted by Azalea Chapter (Atlanta, Georgia area)
2003
  • Spring: ARS Annual Convention will be hosted by Olympia Chapter (Olympia, Washington).
2004
  • Spring: ARS Annual Convention hosted by District 8 Chapters (Greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, Pine Barrens, Susquehanna Valley and Valley Forge Chapters)
2005
  • Spring: ARS Annual Convention hosted by Victoria Rhododendron Society (Victoria, British Columbia).

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Chapter Meeting Notices:

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

[Editor: There are over 70 chapters in the Society who hold meetings. Meetings reported give names of speakers and subjects whenever possible. Please send your meeting and other notices one-month before publishing date. Rhododendron and Azalea News is published March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1.]

1999
  • December 8 Tacoma Chapter. Speaker: Steve Hootman, Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden. Puyallup Research and Extension Center, WSU Almendinger Center, 7612 Pioneer Way, Puyallup, Washington. 6 PM.
  • December 15 Massachusetts Chapter. Speakers: Dr. Sue Gordon and Wayne Mezitt, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Azaleas." UMass Field Station, Waltham, Massachusetts. 7:30 PM
  • December 16 Portland Chapter. Program: Members share some of their favorite slides. Holiday Dessert. Portland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Avenue, Portland, Oregon. 7 PM Social Hour, 7:30 PM Meeting.

2000

January
  • January 4 Connecticut Chapter. Program: "Leaves." Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook Hill Road, Windsor, Connecticut. 7 PM
  • January 6 Victoria Rhododendron Society. Speakers: Carol Dancer, "Growing Rhododendrons On the Atlantic Coast;" and Al Smith, "Companionable Native Ground Covers." Garth Homer Centre, 811 Darwin St., Victoria, British Columbia. 7:30 PM
  • January Princeton Chapter. Speaker: Dick Gustafson, "The Latest in Heritage Seedlings." Holly House
  • January 12 Tacoma Chapter. Speaker: Bill Hicks, "Lepidotes." Puyallup Research and Extension Center, WSU Almendinger Center, 7612 Pioneer Way, Puyallup, Washington. 7 PM Social. 7:30 PM Meeting.
  • January 12 Willamette Chapter. Speaker: Michael Robert, "Hendrix Park, Eugene, Oregon." First Methodist Church, State and Church Streets, Salem, Oregon. 7 PM social. 7:30 PM meeting.
  • January 13 Eugene Chapter. Speaker: Miles McCoy, "The Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon." Campbell Center, 155 High St., Eugene, Oregon. 7 PM social; 7:30 meeting.
  • January 15 Azalea Chapter. Speaker: Allen Cantrell, "Alternative Methods of Propagating Deciduous Azaleas." City of Smyrna Community Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia. 1:30-4:00 PM
  • January 16 Hawaii Chapter. Speaker: Frank Fujioka, "New and Future Rhododendron Hybrids." Contact "Mitch" Mitchell for time and place information. Email: iiwi@hialoha.net
  • January 19 Massachusetts Chapter. Chapter Species Study Group, "Species Rhododendrons for New England." UMass Field State, Waltham, Massachusetts. 7:30 PM
  • January 20 Portland Chapter. Speaker: Steve Clark, Long Beach, Washington. Portland
  • Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Avenue, Portland, Oregon. 7:30 PM, 7 PM Social Hour
  • January 20 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Annual Meeting. Members Slides Shown. Education: by Les Clay, "Tissue Culture of Rhododendrons."
  • January 23 Piedmont Chapter. Speaker: Mr. Tom Cox, "My Experiences with Rhododendrons and other Plants in my own Arboretum." McMillan Greenhouse, UNC Charlotte Campus, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2:30 PM.
  • January 23 Valley Forge Chapter. Speaker: Jim Gears, "Chapter Members Exploring Native Rhododendrons and Azaleas in the Appalachian Highlands." Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, Pennsylvania. 2PM
  • January 27 Kitsap Chapter. Speaker: H. Helm, "WNARSP Mapping and Database." Seabold Methodist Church. 7 PM Social. 7:30 PM Meeting.
February
  • February 3 Victoria Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Clint Smith, "In search of Rhododendrons." Garth Homer Centre, 811 Darwin St., Victoria, British Columbia. 7:30 PM
  • February 1 Atlantic Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Dr. Wilf Nichols, "Plant Hunting in Northern British Columbia: Native Alpines and Hardy Plants and Their Introduction in Mainstream Horticulture. Nove Scotia Museum Auditorium, Summer St., Halifiax, Nova Scotia. 7:30 PM.
  • February 6 RSC Toronto Rhododendron Society Annual Meeting. Speaker: Garden designer Neil Turnbull, "Biodiversity." Civic Garden Centre. Toronto. 2-4 PM
  • February 8 Connecticut Chapter. Program: "Rhodies of Scotland, Part II." ." Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook Hill Road, Windsor, Connecticut. 7 PM
  • February 9 Tacoma Chapter. Speaker: Frank Fujioka, "Hybrids of the Future." Puyallup Research and Extension Center, WSU Almendinger Center, 7612 Pioneer Way, Puyallup, Washington. 7 PM Social. 7:30 PM Meeting.
  • February 15 Massachusetts Chapter. Speakers: Jack Alexander (woody plants) and Leo Blanchette (herbaceous plants), "Propagation without Seed." UMass Field State, Waltham, Massachusetts. 7:30 PM
  • February 15 Monterey Bay Chapter. Speaker: Eleanor Philp, "Rhododendron Photography." UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, California. 7 PM.
  • February 17 Portland Chapter. Speaker: Bob Kempf. Portland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Avenue, Portland, Oregon. 7:30 PM, 7 PM Social Hour
  • February 17 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Kristi O’Donnell, Garden Manager at Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, "Garden Design at Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens." Education: by Clive Justice, "Rhododendron Garden Design on a City Lot." Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, 37th & Oak Street, Vancouver. 7:30 PM (6:45 plant sale)
  • February 20 Valley Forge Chapter. Speaker: Howard Kline, "30 Years of Gardening with Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and Companion Plants." Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, Pennsylvania. 2 PM
  • February 27 Piedmont Chapter. Speaker: Paul James, "Delp Hybrids." Macmillan Greenhouse, UNC Charlotte Campus, Craver Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. 2:30 PM
March
  • March 2 Victoria Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Steve Hootman, Rhododendron Species Foundation. Subject TBA. Garth Homer Centre, 811 Darwin St., Victoria, British Columbia. 7:30 PM
  • March 7 Connecticut Chapter. Program: "Botanical: Classification, Evolution, Taxonomy." Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook Hill Road, Windsor, Connecticut. 7 PM
  • March 8 Tacoma Chapter. Speaker: Kelly Dotson, Reflective Gardens Nursery. Puyallup Research and Extension Center, WSU Almendinger Center, 7612 Pioneer Way, Puyallup, Washington. 7 PM Social. 7:30 PM Meeting.
  • March 15 Massachusetts Chapter. Speakers: Dick Brooks, George Hibben and Fred Knippel, "Top Ten Rhododendrons." UMass Field State, Waltham, Massachusetts. 7:30 PM
  • March 16 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Jeanine Smith, "Labour of Love: An Evolving Northwest Garden." Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, 37th & Oak Street, Vancouver. 7:30 PM (6:45 plant sale)
  • March 16 Portland Chapter. Speaker: Miles McCoy, "Update on the Oregon Garden." Portland Garden Club, 1132 SW Vista Avenue, Portland, Oregon. 7:30 PM, 7 PM Social Hour
  • March 18 Azalea Chapter. Speaker: Joe Coleman, "Preparation, rules, etc., for Flower Shows." City of Smyrna Community Center, Arts and Crafts Room, 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia. 1:30-4:00 PM
  • March 21 Monterey Bay Chapter. Speaker: Sonja Nelson, ARS Journal Editor, "Gardens." UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, California. 7 PM.
  • March 25 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Jeanine Smith, "Labour of Love: An Evolving Northwest Garden." Education: by Frank Dorsey, "How to Win a Trophy at Rhododendron Shows." Floral Hall, VanDusen Botanical Garden, 37th & Oak Street, Vancouver. 7:30 PM (6:45 plant sale)
April
  • April 6 Victoria Rhododendron Society: Speakers: Fred Collins, "Camellias;" and Ted Irving, "Companion Plants." Garth Homer Centre, 811 Darwin St., Victoria, British Columbia. 7:30 PM
  • April 18 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Spring Visit to Gardens in Kintyre: Achamore Gardens, Isle of Gigha and An Ceardach, Cambeltown.
  • April 18 Monterey Bay Chapter. Panel: "Expert Advice for Flower Shows. UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, California. 7 PM.
  • April 20 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Keith Rushforth, "Vietnam: Hardy but Untried Rhododendron Species." Floral Hall VanDusen Gardens, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. 6:45 PM plant sale; meeting 7 PM
  • April 27 Kitsap Chapter. Plant Auction. Seabold Methodist Church. 7 PM Social. 7:30 PM Meeting.
  • April 30 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Local Members gardens in Oban Area.
May
  • May 4 Victoria Rhododendron Society. Speaker: Carmen Varcoe, "More About Companion Plants." Garth Homer Centre, 811 Darwin St., Victoria, British Columbia. 7:30 PM
  • May 5-8 Scottish Rhododendron Society. South Wales Gardens Tour. Garden Visits and Meeting. Clyne Castle, Ffynnone, Picton Castle, Colby Lodge, Plant-yr-holiad, Hergest Croft. For meeting information email Matthew Heasman. See details of Gardens.
  • May 16 Monterey Bay Chapter. "New Member Education." UCSC Arboretum, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, California. 7 PM.
  • May 18 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Walk in VanDusen Gardens guided by Gerry Gibbens, gardener in of the Sino-Himalayan Garden at VanDusen. VanDusen Gardens, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia. 6:45 PM
  • September 8-10 Scottish Rhododendron Society Autumn Visit and Meeting in Perthshire. Glendoick Gardens. Theme: New Introductions since 1950. Visits to local gardens and nurseries. Email Matthew Heasman.

2001

  • May 6-8 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Tour of South West Scotland Gardens. Tour includes Clyne, Paint-yr-Holiad, Colby, Powis, Hergest Croft, Cefn Onn, Cwm-Pibau, Dyffryn, Post House and Upton.
  • September 8-10 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Autumn Visits and Meeting. Perthshire: Glendoick Gardens. Theme: "New Introductions since 1950". Visits to local gardens and nurseries.

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Flower Shows

2000
  • February 24-27 Susquehanna Valley Chapter. York Flower and Garden Show. Exposition Center, York Fairgrounds, York, Pennsylvania
  • March 3-5 Mason Dixon Chapter. Baltimore Flower Show and Sale. Timonium Fair Grounds.
  • March 5-12 Philadelphia Flower Show. Pennsylvania Convention Center. For information see the Website at http://www.libertynet.org/flowrsho/
  • May 6-7 Monterey Bay Chapter Show.
  • March 10-12 Mason Dixon Chapter. Baltimore Flower Show and Sale. Timonium Fair Grounds.
  • March 17-18 Susquehanna Valley Chapter. Country Market Garden Exposition, Country Market Nursery and Garden Center, 51 Gettysburg Pike, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
  • April 1 & 2 Siuslaw Chapter Early Show. Florence, Oregon
  • April 14-16 Tacoma Rhododendron Show. Puyallup, Washington.
  • April 15 Azalea Chapter. Flower Show and Plant Sale. City of Smyrna Community Center Gym, 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia. 8 AM-4 PM
  • April 22 Fraser South Rhododendron Society. Annual Plant Sale and Truss Show. St. Andrew's Anglican Church parking lot. 20955 Old Yale Road, Langley, British Columbia.
  • April 27 New York Chapter Early Show and Members' Reception. Planting Fields Arboretum, Burns Horticultural Center, Oyster Bay, New York.
  • April 29-30 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Annual Rhododendron Show, Plant Sale and A.G.M. Atlantis Leisure Complex, Oban, Scotland.
  • April 29-30 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Spring Show and Plant Sale. UBC Botanical Gardens. Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • May 5-7 Olympia Chapter Show. Tumwater Falls Park, Olympia, Washington.
  • May 6-7 Eugene Chapter Show. Valley River Center, Eugene, Oregon.
  • May 6-7 Monterey Bay Show and Plant Sale. Capitola Mall, Santa Cruz, California.
  • May 7 Scotland’s National Gardening Annual Show. CANCELED.
  • May 13 Southeastern Chapter .Southeastern Chapter Truss Show and Plant Sale. North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, North Carolina. (new entrance off the Blue Ridge Parkway at NC 191) Noon to 5 PM. Contact person: Email: Denise Stelloh
  • May 13 Vancouver Rhododendron Society Mother's Day Spring Show and Plant Sale. Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre, Richmond, British Columbia.
  • May 14 Valley Forge Chapter. Mother's Day Show. Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. 1-5 PM
  • May 14 New York Chapter Flower Show. Planting Fields Arboretum, Burns Horticultural Center, Oyster Bay, New York. 9AM-4PM
  • May 20-21 Siuslaw Chapter Show (Rhododendron Festival), Florence, Oregon
  • June 4 Connecticut Chapter. Elizabeth Park Pond House.
  • November 16 New York Chapter Foliage Show and Meeting. Planting Fields, Burns Horticultural Center, Oyster Bay, New York. 8 PM
2001
  • May 5 Scottish Rhododendron Society Annual Rhododendron Show and A.G.M. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh or Ayr.
  • May/June Scottish Rhododendron Society. Scotland’s National Gardening Show. Strathclyde Country Park.

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Plant Sales

2000
  • March 3-5 Mason Dixon Chapter. Baltimore Flower Show and Sale. Timonium Fair Grounds.
  • March 4 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • March 10-12 Mason Dixon Chapter. Baltimore Flower Show and Sale. Timonium Fair Grounds.
  • March 18-19 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • April 1 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • April 1 Fraser South Rhododendron Society. Annual Plant Sale. Clay Nursery, 3666 -224th St., Langley, British Columbia. 10 AM-4 PM
  • April 15 Azalea Chapter. Flower Show and Plant Sale. City of Smyrna Community Center Gym, 100 Village Green Circle, Smyrna, Georgia. 8 AM-4 PM
  • April 15-16 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • April 22 Fraser South Rhododendron Society. Annual Plant Sale and Truss Show. St. Andrew's Anglican Church parking lot. 20955 Old Yale Road, Langley, British Columbia.
  • April 28-30 New York Chapter. Old Westbury Gardens Plant Sale.
  • April 29-30 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Annual Rhododendron Show, Plant Sale and A.G.M. Atlantis Leisure Complex, Oban, Scotland.
  • April 29-30 Vancouver Rhododendron Society. Spring Show and Plant Sale. UBC Botanical Gardens. Vancouver, British Columbia.
  • April 30 Toronto Rhododendron Society. Annual Plant Sale. Civic Garden Centre, 777 Lawrence Avenue E, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 12 noon-5 PM
  • May 6 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • May 6-7 Monterey Bay Show and Plant Sale. Capitola Mall, Santa Cruz, California.
  • May 6-7 Valley Forge Chapter. Plant Sale. Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, Pennsylvania. Saturday 9 AM-3 PM; Sunday 11 AM-3 PM
  • May 13 Southeastern Chapter Truss Show and Plant Sale. Southeastern Chapter Truss Show and Plant Sale. North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, North Carolina. (new entrance off the Blue Ridge Parkway at NC 191) Noon to 5 PM. Contact person: Email: Denise Stelloh
  • May 13 Vancouver Rhododendron Society Mother's Day Spring Show and Plant Sale. Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre, Richmond, British Columbia.
  • May 20-21 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • June 12 Meerkerk Gardens Late Flower Show and Plant Auction. Whidbey Island Garden. 11 AM–4 PM
2001
  • May 5 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Annual Rhododendron Show, Plant Sale and A.G.M. Ayr, Scotland.
2002
  • May 4 Scottish Rhododendron Society. Annual Rhododendron Show, Plant Sale and A.G.M. Corran Hall, Oban, Scotland.

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Special Events

1999
  • December 4 Connie Hansen Garden, Newport, Oregon. Fifth Annual Winter Garden Party. 4 PM
  • December 11 Meerkerk Gardens. Holiday Open House. Meerkerk Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington. Noon-3 PM. Keith Bowers will entertain with selections of his new CD-ROM with music inspired by the Gardens. "Where Wildbirds Nest" represents a story told of Ann Meerkerk who built the Garden.
  • December 16 Mounts Botanical Garden. Speaker: Dick Chaikin, "Vireyas." This is a special program to introduce vireyas to the Florida public in preparation for a vireya display garden that is part of the new 115 acre botanical garden facility nearby. The slides will include species and hybrid vireya with information about vireya culture. Mounts Botanical Garden, Military Trail, West Palm Beach FL.
2000
  • February 2-6 Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Convention Center, Seattle, Washington.
  • February 25-27 Portland Yard, Garden and Patio Show, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon.
  • March 4 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • March 16-19 San Francisco Garden Show. Cow Palace, San Francisco, California. Thursday (9AM-6:30 PM), Friday & Saturday (9 AM-9 PM), Sunday (9AM-6:30 PM) Five booth areas are Marketplace, Plant Market, Garden Living, Marketplace Preview and Educational. Website www.gardenshow.com
  • March 17-18 Hawaii Chapter. Vireya Seminar. Naniloa Hotel, Hilo, Hawaii. Subjects include: General Vireya Culture:, Pruning for Best Results, Fertilization; Controlling Insects and Diseases; Propagation by Seeds/Cuttings. There will be a Vireya Display and Garden Tours. For information email "Mitch" Mitchell.
  • March 18-19 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • March 22-24 Azalea Society of America National Convention. Holiday Inn Convention Center/Airport (1-843-744-1621), Charleston, South Carolina. For Registration: Contact Jerry Ladner, 11300 Hughes Road, Gulfport, MS 39503. Phone: 228-832-0236. Email: Robert Lee.  Convention Website. 
  • March 22 Registration (2-4:30 PM). Speakers: Kathy Woolsey, "Azaleas in the Charleston Area" (6:45PM); Donald H. Voss, "How Azaleas Came to Our Gardens" (7:45 PM); Hank Bruno, "Azalea Diversity-Back to the Future" (8:45 PM).
  • March 23 Tours (7:30 AM) Magnolia Plantation, Middleton Place, Historical Charleston. Speakers: Jeff Beasley, "Native Azaleas" (6:45 PM); Fred and Jean Minch, "Azalea Hybridizing" (7:45 PM); Martin Van Der Giessen, "Azalea Diversity" (8:45 PM).
  • March 24 Tours (7:30 AM) Mepkin Abbey, Carolina Nursery, Cypress Gardens, Historic Summerville. Banquet (6:30 PM) Speaker: Barbara Stump, "Building a New Public Garden" (7:45 PM).
  • April 1 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • April 15-16 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • May 6 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • May 20-21 Cecil and Molly Smith Open Garden and Plant Sale. 5065 Ray Bell Rd., St. Paul, Oregon. 10 AM- 3:30 PM
  • May 20-21 Rhododendron Festival. Florence, Oregon. Florence is known as the "City of Rhododendrons" and the Festival is a two-day celebration of the rhododendrons. Siuslaw Chapter has their annual rhododendron show this weekend. Rhododendron macrophyllum is native in the area.
  • October 6-7 Emerald Expo. Stadium Exhibition Center. Seattle, Washington. Seminars, 500 exhibits. Show information by email (emeraldexp@jps.net) or on the Web (www.emeraldexpo.com)
  • October 12-15 Australian Rhododendron Society Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Contact: Linley Estate Conference Centre, Mt. Dandenong Road, Kilsyth, Victoria 3137, Australia. Telephone: (61-3) 9728 1511: FAX (61-3) 9728 1496.
  • October 24-27 New Zealand Rhododendron Association Conference, Dunedin. Guest Speaker: Peter Cox.
  • November 3-5 Pukeiti A.G.M and Taranaki Rhododendron Festival. New Zealand, Guest Speaker: Peter Cox.
2001
  • February 7-11 NW Flower & Garden Show, Seattle, Washington
  • Spring: The Scottish Chapter Garden Visits (tour) will be based in South West Scotland over a long weekend. The Chapter expects to include Monreith, which is not open to the public, in their 2001 Spring Gardens Visits Programme. There are many Rhododendrons in the collection of paintings held at Monreith and also in the gardens themselves. In 1997, the Scottish Chapter staged the Premier Showing of original botanical paintings by Sir Herbert Maxwell, noted artist, naturalist and writer, of Monreith House. If you are interested in joining the Garden Visits Programme, contact John Hammond. Telephone: 001+44+161+773+5921.
  • March 21-25 San Francisco Garden Show

If you wish your meeting or event included in the calendar, please send your notices one month before ‘Rhododendron and Azalea News’ publication date to bettyspady@aol.com.  It is published March 1, June 1, September 1 and December. Please notify editor of errors.

If you wish your meeting or event included, please send your notices one month before ‘Rhododendron and Azalea News’ publication date to bettyspady@aol.com.  It is published March 1, June 1, September 1 and December. Please notify editor of errors.

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