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~,~i ~~rn `fir r~~~i~ii~'icL~si~i~/ / ~/~r~ <br /> f.i_ <br /> Apri12, 1996 <br /> CONTACT: Michael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 687-5324 <br /> From Public Information Section, 465-2739 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> HENDRICKS PARK OFFERS FREE SPRING TOURS <br /> Free guided tours of Eugene's internationally known Hendricks Park Rhododendron <br /> Garden will be offered this spring beginning Sunday, Apri17 through May 26 at 1 p.m. under the <br /> park's covered picnic shelter. <br /> Join the Hendricks Park gardeners every Sunday afternoon to tour the rhododendron <br /> garden during the peak blooming season. Tour guides will identify plants, offer historical <br /> information about Hendricks Park and answer gardening questions. <br /> Hendricks Park is located on the eastern edge of Eugene's south hills ridgeline forest. <br /> The 77-acre park contains an intemationally recognized rhododendron garden, 200-year-old fir <br /> trees and several hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the University of Oregon and <br /> the city of Eugene. Founded in 1951 through the join efforts of the American Rhododendron <br /> Society and the Eugene Parks Department, the 12-acre garden displays more than 6,000 <br /> ornamental plants highlighting rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolia and viburnums. <br /> The pazk is accessible by car, bicycle or bus. Follow Walnut Street to Fairmount <br /> Boulevazd, then east on Summit Avenue. Or take the #27 Fairmount bus to the Summit Avenue <br /> stop and walk up the pathway along Summit. To arrange for private group tours or to make <br /> arrangements for special access, ca11687-5324. <br /> <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 • Phone: (541) 687-5262 • FAX: (541) 683-6826 <br /> <br />