i <br /> Public Works <br /> i~ City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> MARCH 16, ~ 1993 <br /> CONTACT: ;Michael Robert, 687-5324 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> HOf~TICULTURE EXPERT TO SPEAK ON PEONIES, HOSTAS, AND DAYLILIES <br /> I <br /> Roy I~lehm, a renowned horticulturist and nursery owner, wil] speak on <br /> "The Luxuriance of Peonies, Hostas, and Daylilies" on Saturday, March 20, at <br /> Lane Comm~nity College. <br /> The presentation, part of the Hendricks Park Horticulture Lecture <br /> Series, begins at 7 p.m. in Rooms 308-309 of the Lane Community College Forum <br /> Building,!4000 E. 30th Ave. Admission is $3 per person. <br /> Kleh~n, owner of Kiehm Nursery in South Barrington, Illinois, is a <br /> fourth-generation horticulturist and pi ant breeder. He actively hybridizes <br /> I <br /> and tests new varieties of magnolias, witch hazels, tree and herbaceous <br /> peonies, ~hade and ornamental trees, tetraploid daylilies, and hostas. He <br /> recently introduced new peony varieties under the trademark "Estate Peonies," <br /> and his p ivate garden has been featured on television's "Victory Garden." <br /> Klehm's E gene appearance will be his only West Coast lecture this year. <br /> The lecture is sponsored by Hendricks Park, the Eugene Hardy Plant <br /> <br /> Group, an Gossler Farms Nursery. <br /> i <br /> i <br /> i <br /> <br />