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i i i <br /> pri123, 1997 <br /> ONTACT: ichael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682-5324 <br /> om Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> OR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> HENDRICKS PARK OFFERS FREE SUNDAY TOURS <br /> Free gui ed tours of Eugene's internationally known Hendricks Park Rhododendron <br /> arden will be ffered this spring on Sundays through May 25 beginning at 1 p.m. under the <br /> ark's covered icnic shelter. <br /> Join the endricks Park gardeners every Sunday afternoon. to tour the rhododendron <br /> arden during t e peak blooming season. Tour guides will identify plants, offer historical <br /> nformation abo t Hendricks Park and answer gardening questions. <br /> Hendric s Park is located on the eastern edge of Eugene's south hills ridgeline forest. <br /> he 77-acre par contains an internationally recognized rhododendron garden, 200-year-old fir <br /> rees and seve hiking trails overlooking the Willamette River, the University of Oregon and <br /> he city of Euge e. Founded in 1951 through the joint efforts of the American Rhododendron <br /> Society and the Eugene Parks Department, the 12-acre garden displays more than 6,000 <br /> ornamental pla is highlighting rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and viburnums. <br /> The par is accessible by car, bicycle or bus. Follow Walnut Street to Fairmount <br /> Boulevard, the east on Summit Avenue. Or take the #27 Fairmount bus to the Summit Avenue <br /> ,,'stop and walk the pathway along Summit. To arrange for private group tours or to make <br /> i' arrangements f r special access, call 682-5324. <br /> I <br /> ~ <br /> <br /> P~~I~Ii Wnrks • Arlminist tipn • City of Eunene • 858 Pearl • Eugene. OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (5411682-5262 • FAX (5411682-6826 <br /> <br />