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I ~ <br /> `-~`V ~ <br /> iJ ~ ~ ~ <br /> ~ ~ %Il I ! NI <br /> i <br /> II March 28, 19 7 <br /> CONTACT: Michael Robert, Hendricks Park Head Gardener, 682-5324 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> HENDRICKS PARK OFFERS FREE SPRING TOURS <br /> Free g ided tours of Eugene's internationally known Hendricks Park Rhododendron <br /> Garden will b offered this spring on Sundays, Apri16 through May 25 at 1 p.m. beginning under <br /> the park's cov red picnic shelter. <br /> Join th Hendricks Park gardeners every Sunday afternoon to tour the rhododendron <br /> garden during a peak blooming season. Tour guides will identify plants, offer historical <br /> information a ut Hendricks Park and answer gardening 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 /> i <br /> trees and seve 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 of the American Rhododendron <br /> Society and th Eugene Parks Department, the 12-acre garden displays more than 6,000 <br /> ornamental pl is highlighting rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and viburnums. <br /> 'i Thep 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 p the pathway along Summit. To arrange for private group tours or to make <br /> arrangements f r special access, call 682-5324. <br /> <br /> Public Works • Administr tion • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />