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<br /> 03/18/05 FRI 12:53 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN f~ 001 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks- end <br /> open space N ~ ~~V S R ~ ~ L ~ ; <br /> www:ci,eu$ene;or,uslparks _ , <br /> March 18, 2005 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Ginny Alfriend, Head Gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> • Therese M. Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814/682-4800 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> Tour of Magnolias at Hendricks Park this Sunday <br /> Spring is here and Hendricks Park is in bloom. Encounter and learn more about magnolias this <br /> Sunday, March 20, at 1 p.m. Roger Gossler, owner of Gossler Farms Nursery and nationally known <br /> magnolia expert, officially inaugurates spring in the park with a tour of the magnolias in the rhododendron <br /> garden, considered one of the best collections in the northwest. The tour begins at the F. M. Wilkins Shelter <br /> at 2200 Summit Avenue and lasts about an hour. <br /> Ginny Alfriend, head gardener at Hendricks Park, is predicting a very short, but potentially <br /> spectacular, bloom season if the warm, dry weather continues. "Early, mid and late season plants may all <br /> bloom simultaneously! So, don't miss the show -come early," says Alfriend. "The garden, despite the odd <br /> year, is full of life, birds and flowers, and a lovely, tranquil place to visit." Parks staff are watering regularly <br /> already to help extend the bloom season and keep the plants healthy. <br /> Sturdy walking shoes are recommended. The magnolia tour winds through the hillside garden on <br /> gravel paths that may be too steep in places for manual wheelchairs. Pets are not allowed. <br /> Future garden tours including tours of the native plant garden on Sunday, April 3, at 1 p.m. and <br /> Wednesday evening, May 4, at 6 p.m. and a tour of the rhododendron tour on Sunday, April 10 at 1 p.m. <br /> Parking is limited at the park; alternative transportation is strongly encouraged. To visit the park by <br /> bus, take the #27 Fairmount route to Walnut and 17"', walk south to Fairmount, and continue one block, <br /> then turn east on Summit and walk up to the top of the hill where you will see the Wilkins shelter. For more <br /> information or special accessibility accommodations, cal{ 682-5324 or visit <br /> www.c.eugene.or.us/parlcs/hendridcs. <br /> <br />