Eugene Chapter   --  American Rhododendron Society
 

Rhododendrons

Nurseries for Rhododendrons

• Greer Gardens 
   1280 Goodpasture Island Rd., Eugene
   541-686-8266

• Gossler Farms Nursery
  1200 Weaver Rd., Springfield
   541-746-3922

• Heatheroaks Rhododendrons
  3050 Heather Oaks Dr., Junction City
  541-688-9030

• Bones' Nursery
  90386 Hwy 101, Florence
  541-997-3082

• The Bovees Nursery
  1737 SW Coronado St, Portland
  503-244-9341

• Dover Nursery
  42125 SE Kleinsmith Rd, Sandy
  503-668-7565

• Red's Rhodies
  15920 Oberst Lane, Sherwood
  503-625-6331

• Thompsons' Nursery
  2874 Alsea Hwy (34), Waldport
  541-563-3676

• Van Veen Nursery
  4201 SE Franklin, Portland
  503-777-1734
  
Gardens to Visit 

  Summit & Skyline Drive in Eugene
  12 acre renowned rhododendron garden
  Always good but at its best Feb to June.

  SE 28th Ave & Woodstock Blvd, Portland
  Well-established garden. 
  A joint effort of ARS Portland Chapter & city.
  

• Gallagher's Park
  Spruce St & Hwy 126, Florence
  A joint effort of ARS Siuslaw Chapter & city.

  5065 Raybell Rd NE, St Paul
  A beautiful private garden with limited open            times. 

• Elk Rock Garden
  11800 SW Military Lane, Portland
  503-636-2092

• Portland Japanese Garden
   611 SW Kingston Ave, Portland

• Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
   Federal Way, WA
  

Reference Books

• Greer’s Guidebook to Available Rhododendrons, species & hybrids (third edition)

by Harold E. Greer - 1996

• Dwarf Rhododendrons by Peter A. Cox, 1973


• The Smaller Rhododendrons by Peter A. Cox, 1985


The Larger Rhododendron Species by Peter A. Cox,  1990


• The Encyclopedia of Rhododendron Species 

by Peter A. Cox & Kenneth N. E. Cox, 1997

• Rhododendrons of the World  by David G. Leach,  1961


• Rhododendron Species, Vol. I • Lepidotes by H. H. Davidian,  1982


• Rhododendron Species, Vol. II • Elepidotes Arboreum - Lacteum 

by H. H. Davidian, 1989

Rhododenron Species, Vol. III • Neriflorum - Thomsonii by H. H. Davidian, 1993


• Rhododendron Species, Vol. IV • Azaleas by H. H. Davidian, 1995


• Rhododendrons in the Landscape, by Sonja Nelson,  2000


• The Pacific Coast Rhododendron Story, by Sonja Nelson, 2001


• Hardy Rhododendron Species, by James Cullen,  2005


• Cox’s Guide to Choosing Rhododendrons by Peter Cox & Kenneth Cox, 1995


• To Have a Friend : C.P. Raffill, Ray and Del James ed. by Frances Burns, 2001


• History of the Rhododendron Species Foundation by Clarence Barrett, 1994


Note: Emboldened titles are written by members of the ARS Eugene Chapter


Note: Many of these books are available locally in used books stores or are available from on-line used book stores.

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