American Rhododendron Society
ARS District One (British Columbia, Canada)

Apricot Fantasy - click for larger picture
'Apricot Fantasy' at Lu Zhu
 Mike and Patti Bale's Garden
May 19, 2008 (photo by Garth Wedemire)

Apricot Fantasy - click for larger picture
'Apricot Fantasy' at Lu Zhu
 Mike and Patti Bale's Garden
May 19, 2008 (photo by Garth Wedemire)

News Item: New Alternate Director
Congratulations to Mary Parker of Nanaimo who has been elected as the Alternate Director for ARS District 1 (BC) by acclamation. 
Having assumed this position, she is now the District’s nominee for Director and will take over that job when Ron Knight’s term is completed at the end of May 2010.
Mary is an avid rhododendron collector. She is a past-president of the Mount Arrowsmith Chapter and has experience on various District 1 and ARS committees.
Mary is known for her friendly and outgoing personality.
District 1 is very fortunate to have her as part of our leadership team.
(edited from an article in the Nanaimo Chapter
November 2009 Newsletter)

Tuesday March 9, 2010 - District 1 Presidents' Meeting on Vancouver Island - from 11:00am to 4:00pm in Nanaimo

April 9-11, 2010 - The Ultimate Rhododendron Conference - for all gardeners who would like to learn more about rhododendrons. The conference will be held at UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research, Vancouver, BC. Download information about the Conference. Download a printable registration form.  An advertising flyer is available for distribution. The conference is almost half full. Seats in Douglas Justice’s level 2 classes are filling up very fast. There are still lots of spaces available in level 1 classes for the newer rhododendron collectors. The conference fee is $155.

May 14-17, 2010 - ARS Annual Conference and Board Meeting in Long Island, New York ... more

May 18-24, 2010 - The International Rhododendron Symposium, Bremen, Germany. You can find a registration form at the Symposium's website. ... more

October 7-10, 2010 - ARS Western Regional Conference, Florence, Oregon

Spring of 2012 - ARS Annual Conference in Asheville, North Carolina will be hosted by the Southeastern Chapter

September 21-23, 2012 - ARS Western Regional Conference, Nanaimo, BC, Chairpersons: Kathryn Grant and Chris Southwick

 

Rhododendron Species Nurseries
Species Plants are available at the following Nurseries
(download pdf plant list by clicking on the nursery name below)
Lower Mainland:   Clays  Fearing   Klapwijk   Riverbank   Robb

 

Rhododendron Species Study Days - Pictures
from 2006 and 2007
by Garth Wedemire
 
2006       2007    
Session
Date
 
Session
Date
 
1
 Sat. February 25, 2006
1
 Sat. April 7, 2007
2
 Sat. March 25, 2006
2
 Sat. April 21, 2007
extra
 Sat. April 15, 2006
extra
 Sat. April 28, 2007
3
 Sat. April 29, 2006
3
 Sat. May 19, 2007
4
 Sat. May 13, 2006      


Rhododendron Species Study Days - Pictures
from 2004 and 2005
Session
Date
Garth Wedemire
Bill Spohn
Don Martyn
1
 Saturday, February 19, 2005
 
2
 Saturday, March 12, 2005
 
3
 Saturday, March 26, 2005
 
 
4
 Saturday, April 16, 2005
 
 photos 
         
   
Garth Wedemire
Bill Spohn
Chris Klapwijk
1
 Saturday, February 28, 2004
2
 Saturday, March 27, 2004
 
3
 Saturday, April 17, 2004
4
 Saturday, May 8, 2004

e-mail any comments about the "Study Days - Pictures"  to  garth@wedemire.com

Rhododendron Picture Galleries
Ken Gibson's photos
(updated May 10, 2005)

 rhodos.ca home page
archives (updated March 24, 2008)

     Paul Wurz's photos

Don Martyn's photos
(updated March 15, 2005)

Bill Spohn 's photos
photos from U.B.C.


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