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<br /> t '1" p,,. <br /> / / J I. /l~.a ~/i 1 /iT~/~ <br /> October 12, 1994 Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> CONTAC Michael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, b87-5324 (503) 687-5262 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMNI DIATE RELEASE <br /> INTERNATIONAL PLANTSMAN TO PRESENT <br /> "PLANTS AND COLORS FOR ALL SEASONS" <br /> Exp rience a garden's beauty through amulti-slide presentation entitled "Plants and <br /> Colors For All Seasons" on Friday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. in Agate Hail, 1787 Agate <br /> Street. Ha old Greer, a local plantsman of international acclaim, will use three projectors <br /> and more t an 400 slides for the full-spectrum presentation. Admission is $3. <br /> Gr r will present a garden tour through the seasons revealing the colors, textures, <br /> and hidden pleasures of plants. From Maples to Pleiones and from conifers to Camellias, he <br /> will pesent his excellent photography and expert knowledge of the plant kingdom. <br /> H ld Greer and his wife, Nancy, are the owners of Greer Gardens on Goodpasture <br /> Island Roa in Eugene where they have collected, propagated, and provided plants for sale <br /> since 1972 Greer Gardens' current catalogue lists 3,000 plants including 700 cultivars of <br /> Rhododen rons. Greer has authored four books on Rhododendrons and edited and furnished <br /> photograp s for many journals and garden publications including a cover photograph for the <br /> Smithsoni n magazine. In 1989 he was awarded a Gold Medal by the American <br /> Rhododen ron Society for his outstanding contributions to the genus, Rhododendron, and <br /> i <br /> /MriDC'~ <br /> <br />