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To the Members of the ARS Eugene Chapter:

 
We have our Spring Flower Shows coming up that require a lot of volunteer help so please be generous with your time when the sign-up sheets appear and mark you calendars for Saturday, April 10, and the weekend of May 1 & 2.

 
Sincerely,
Ted Hewitt

 

The Ultimate Rhododendron Conference – April 9 to 11
The 100 available spaces are going quickly!

The conference is at the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research in Vancouver (www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org).   This is Canada’s premier rhododendron garden and it’s the perfect environment to learn about rhododendrons.  The Ultimate Rhododendron Conference is the first in North America to be designed on a double-track classroom learning model.   It features classroom and field experiences at 2 learning levels, tours of 3 world-class gardens, rhodie sales, on-campus suite accommodation, and free time in evenings to visit beautiful Vancouver, site of the 2010 Olympics.  Veteran rhododendron collectors will enjoy Douglas Justice’s advanced (Level 2) classes with their emphasis on species, and Ron Knight’s novice (Level 1) classes will be a great place for newer club members to learn all the basics of rhododendron gardening.  In fact, you could use this conference as a way to introduce gardening friends, who are not yet members of your chapter, to the wonderful world of rhododendrons.

The registration fee of $155 is all-inclusive for activities at UBC Botanical Gardens:
*  6 ninety-minute learning sessions taught by professional teachers in high-tech classrooms
*  a folder of notes
*  Saturday and Sunday lunches and coffee breaks
*  Free admission to the Asian and Alpine Gardens.
*  Complimentary parking

Registration is limited to 100 rhodophiles and over 50% of available spaces are now taken.  Level 2 classes are filling up especially quickly.  Please register now to ensure that you get the learning level you want.  If you need hotel accommodation, make your reservation soon because the conference committee has not pre-booked any blocks of rooms in the three recommended hotels.  Conference details and a printable registration form may be obtained from the ARS District 1 website:  www.rhodos.ca (click on “registration form” and “information” halfway down the page, under April 9 – 11).  If you have questions, please contact Ron Knight at:  
rcknight@telus.net