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G rnfr:Ctit <br /> MINIM P7 /i 1 /. III !t-' /i 1 friar 11"/ T! /i <br /> mow' // // /I r — / /4 / / / / <br /> WW I r4/7 '� ice! Inv WV air,' �, /"...a11 EUGENE <br /> MINI L �t /A I /L <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> May 12, 1994 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687 -5262 <br /> CONTACT: Michael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 687 -5324 <br /> Public Information Section, 687 -5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> TOUR EUGENE'S PUBLIC GARDENS DURING PEAK BLOOMING SEASON <br /> Free guided tours of two of Eugene's internationally known public gardens, the <br /> Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden and the Owen Memorial Rose Garden, will continue to <br /> be offered through early summer. <br /> At Hendricks Park, gardeners and docents will continue their Sunday afternoon tours <br /> through May 29. Tour guides will identify plants, offer historical information about <br /> Hendricks Park, and answer gardening questions. Tours begin at 1 p.m. under the covered <br /> picnic shelter. <br /> Hendricks Park is located on the eastern edge of Eugene's south hills ridgeline forest. <br /> In addition to the internationally recognized rhododendron garden, the 77 -acre park contains <br /> 300- year -old fir trees and several hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the <br /> University of Oregon, and the city of Eugene. Founded in 1951 through the joint efforts of <br /> the American Rhododendron Society and the Eugene Parks Department, the 8 -acre <br /> rhododendron garden within the park displays more than 3,000 rhododendrons and azaleas. <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 <br /> Avenue stop and walk up the pathway along Summit. To arrange for private tours of the <br /> Hendricks Rhododendron Garden, call 687 - 5334. <br /> (more) <br />