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<br /> 03V26/04 FRI 15: 2 FAX 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN (~j001 <br /> i i I ~ i <br /> i <br /> March 26, 20 4 <br /> CONTACT: <br /> • Ginn Alfriend, Gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 <br /> • Ther se M. Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-481.4 or <br /> 682 800, therese m aicadoCa)d eugene.or.us <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> GARDEN TOURS AT HENDRICKS PARK THIS SUNDAY <br /> Spring here and Hendricks Park is in bloom: Encounter magnolias, rhododendrons and <br /> native flora n walking tours of the renowned rhododendron garden and native plant garden at <br /> the park this Sunday, March 28. Ginny Alfriend, Hendricks Park gardener and resident native <br /> plant expert will lead a tour of the native plant garden at 11 a.m., and Roger Gossler, owner of <br /> Gossler Fa s Nursery and nationally known magnolia expert, will lead a tour of the magnolias <br /> in the rhodo endron garden, considered one of the best collections in the northwest, at 1 p.m. <br /> j All tours be in at the F. M. Wilkins Shelter at 2200 Summit Avenue and last about an hour. <br /> Mic ael Robert, former head gardener at the park, has witnessed spring unfold at the <br /> { park for ov r 20 years and describes it like this: "The canopy of magnolias, crowning over the <br /> rhododend ns, appears as a cloud of pastels, and the early rhododendrons add to a circus of <br /> color, in co junction with the many bulbs and perennials on the ground. The Native Plant <br /> Garden is Iso in full bloom with hosts of trilliums, irises and western Solomon's seal.° <br /> St dy walking shoes are recommended. The wildflower tour travels through the area <br /> around the shelter and into an area of the forest that was recently deared of ivy on gravel or <br /> wood chip aths. The magnolia tour walks through the hillside garden on groomed gravel paths <br /> that are la ely accessible to people using wheelchairs. Pets are not allowed. <br /> Pa ing is limited at the park; alternative transportation is strongly encouraged. To visit <br /> the park b bus, take the #27 Fairmount route to Walnut and 17"', walk south to Fairmount, and <br /> continue o e block, then turn east on Summit and walk up to the top of the hill where you will <br /> see the W kins shelter. For more information or special accessibility accommodations, call <br /> 682-5324 r visit www.ci.eugene.or.us/parks/hendricks. ~ <br /> <br />