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B. Neighborhood and Garden Visitors' Service Area 1. Picnic and childrens' play facilities should be scaled to serve normal demands of adjoining neighborhoods, plus incidental uses by visitors to the botanical garden. C. The Rhododendron Garden 1. Purpose - The purpose of the Rhododendron Garden is to provide for public enjoyment an exemplary display of a selection of plant materials which are uniquely suited to the habitat of the Pacific Northwest; with emphasis on Rhododendrons and the best quality companion plants which enhance the setting for Rhododendrons. "Exemplary display" means that each presentation and the pervading experience of the whole garden should manifest a discriminating selection, a sensitive and thoughtful presenta- tion, and an effective culture of the highest standards. 2. Content, a discriminating selection a. The Garden shall be limited to those plant materials which have the greatest potential for public interest and enjoyment. b. Both individual planting units and the aggregate should take full advantage of the character of the plant material to provide continued public interest at all seasons of the year. c. By consultation with the best qualified horticulturists, master lists of the most desirable and appropriate plant materials shall be established and maintained to guide and control the character of the redevelopment of the Garden through its formative decades. d. The Garden must also include: i. Plant material (primarily of dominant scale) which may be required to establish the basic architecture and continuity of interest throughout the field of smaller garden units. ii. Plant materials which satisfy special requirements of plant composition of a unit within the garden. iii. Tree canopy material which is necessary to provide filtered shade for understory ornamentals and for creating the desirable forest environment for approp- riate parts of the Garden.