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/a441A11);# <br /> EUGENEf NI ran <br /> April 23, 1997 <br /> CONTACT: Michael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682 -5324 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682 - 5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> HENDRICKS PARK OFFERS FREE SUNDAY TOURS <br /> Free guided tours of Eugene's internationally known Hendricks Park Rhododendron <br /> Garden will be offered this spring on Sundays through May 25 beginning at 1 p.m. under the <br /> park's covered picnic shelter. <br /> Join the Hendricks Park gardeners every Sunday afternoon to tour the rhododendron <br /> garden during the peak blooming season. Tour guides will identify plants, offer historical <br /> information about Hendricks Park and answer gardening questions. <br /> Hendricks Park is located on the eastern edge of Eugene's south hills ridgeline forest. <br /> The 77 -acre park contains an internationally recognized rhododendron garden, 200 - year -old fir <br /> trees and several hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the University of Oregon and <br /> the city of Eugene. Founded in 1951 through the joint efforts of the American Rhododendron <br /> Society and the Eugene Parks Department, the 12 -acre garden displays more than 6,000 <br /> ornamental plants highlighting rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and viburnums. <br /> The park is accessible by car, bicycle or bus. Follow Walnut Street to Fairmount <br /> Boulevard, then east on Summit Avenue. Or take the #27 Fairmount bus to the Summit Avenue <br /> stop and walk up the pathway along Summit. To arrange for private group tours or to make <br /> arrangements for special access, call 682 -5324. <br /> # ## <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401 -2727 • Phone: (541) 682 -5262 • FAX (541) 682 -6826 <br />