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<br /> 04/06/05 WED 11:19 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN (~J001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Pars and <br /> Opea Space N E DNS R E L E AS E <br /> livww.ci.eugene.or.us/parks <br /> April 5, 2004 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Ginny Alfriend, Head Gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> • Therese M. Picado, Public Information Specalist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> ''FIDR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Rhododendron Garden Tour at Hendricks Park this Sunday <br /> Spring is here and Hendricks Park is in bloom. On Sunday, April 10, at 1 p.m., Rich flaring, an active <br /> I~n~mber of the local chapter of the Rhododendron Society and rhododendron and Hendridks Park <br /> enthusiast, leads a tour or the park's world-renowned rhododendron garden. flaring will offer gardening tips <br /> as well as some history of the garden and plant identification. The tour begins at the F. M. Wilkins Shelter <br /> et 2200 Summit Avenue and lasts about an hour. <br /> According to Ginny Alfriend, Hendridks Park head gardener, many of the rhododendrons are in full <br /> ~ICpOm right now. "The peak bloom season is just beginning," she says. "The cooler weather and much <br /> needed rain really have really helped extend the bloom season this year.° <br /> Sturdy walking shoes are recommended. The tour winds through the hillside garden on gravel paths <br /> t~~t may be too steep in places for manual wheelchairs. Pets are not allowed. <br /> Future garden tours include a tour of the native .plant garden on Wednesday evening, May 4, at 6 <br /> p.rn. barking is limited at the park; alternative transportation is strongly encouraged. To visit the park by <br /> bud, take the #27 Fairmount route to Walnut and 17"', walk south to Fairmount, and continue one block, <br /> thin tum east on Summit and walk up to the top of the hill where you will see the Wilkins shelter. For more <br /> infc~rm>~tion or special accessibility accommodations, call 682-5324. <br /> <br />