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~ <br /> May 5, 1997 <br /> f CONTACT: iehael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682-5324 <br /> rom Public Information Section, 682-5523 ' <br /> FOR IMMED ATE RELEASE <br /> NDRICKS PARK OFFERS FREE MOTHER'S DAY TOUR <br /> Take y mother to Eugene's internationally known Hendricks Park Rhododendron <br /> Garden on Sun ay, May 11, and enjoy a guided tour beginning at 1 p.m. during the garden's <br /> peals blooming season. Meet under the park's covered picnic shelter. <br /> The fre Sunday tours continue every Sunday afternoon through May 25. ~ Tour guides <br /> will identify pl ts, offer historical information about Hendricks Park and answer gardening <br /> questions. <br /> Hendri ks Park is located on the eastern edge of Eugene's south hills ridgeline forest. <br /> The 77-acre p k contains an internationally recognized rhododendron garden, 200-year-old fir <br /> trees and sever 1 hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the University of Oregon and <br /> the city of Eug ne. Founded in 1951 through the joint efforts bf the American Rhododendron <br /> a <br /> Society and th Eugene Parks Department, the i 2-acre garden displays more than 6,000 <br /> ornamental pl nts highlighting rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and viburnums. <br /> Thep k is accessible by car, bicycle or bus. Follow Walnut Street to Fairmount <br /> Boulevard, th east on Summit Avenue. Or take the #27 Fairmount bus to the Summit Avenue <br /> stop and walk p the pathway along Summit. To arrange for private group tours or to make <br /> j arrangements or special access, call 682-5324. <br /> <br /> Pu~l~c Works • Adminis ration • City of Euoene .858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (5411682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />