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Public Works <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> APRIL 1~, 1993 Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT:'I Michael Roberts, 687-5324 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMdDIATE RELEASE <br /> ~ NOTED HORTICULTURIST TO TALK ON WOODLAND AND SHADE PLANTS <br /> I <br /> Dr.~l Dilys Davies will discuss "Woodland and Shade Garden Plants at <br /> Greyrigg~'," on Saturday, April 24. <br /> The lecture begins at 7 p.m. in Rooms 308-309 of the Lane Community <br /> College forum Building, 4000 E. 30th Ave. Admission is $3 per person. <br /> Gardenin books will be sold at discount prices at the lecture. <br /> Davies is vice-chairman of the Hardy Plant Society and co-founder and <br /> secretar,~ of the society's Northwestern group. She is author of the book, <br /> Alliums,~',,the Ornamental Onions, published by the Hardy Plant Society. <br /> A 6~^itish horticulturist and physician, Davies keeps two gardens. <br /> Greyriggl,is located on a cliff in the English Lake District. It contains an <br /> extensive hosts collection and has been featured on BBC TV's Gardener's World. <br /> Thel~!Ilecture is sponsored by Hendricks Park, the Willamette Valley Hardy <br /> Plant Group, and Gossler Farms Nursery. <br /> A pant sale to benefit the ongoing Hendricks Park Horticulture Lecture <br /> Series w~ll be held Saturday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot <br /> at South Eugene High School, 400 E. 19th Avenue. <br /> For more information about the lecture or the plant sale, call the <br /> <br /> Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden office at 687-5324. <br /> I, # # # <br /> I <br /> I <br /> <br />