Rhododendron and Native Plant Garden Tours Begin this Sunday at Hendricks Park

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04/0~/0~ SAT 16:a FA% 541 682 4882 EUGENE PW MNTNC & POS PW ADMIN X001 April 5, 200 j CONTACT: • Mic ael Robert, Head Gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 • The sss M. Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, fi82-4814 or 682 800, therese.m.picado~ci.eugene.or.us FOR IMME IATE RELEASE RHODODENDRON AND NATIVE PLANT GARDEN TOURS ' BEGIN THIS SUNDAY AT HENDRICKS PARK Hand cks Park is bursting with color, and this Sunday, April 6, park gardeners will identify those sprin wonders, talk about the history of the park and recent restoration and cultivation projects, a d answer questions on guided tours of the Rhododendron Garden and Native Plant Garden. T tour of the Native Plant Garden, "Wildflower Walk," begins at 11 a.m., followed by the tour of he Rhododendron Garden at 1 p.m. Tours begin at the F. M. Wilkins Shelter at 2200 Summit Av nue and last about an hour. He d Gardener Michael Robert invites visitors to partake in the visual feast. "The canopy of magnoli s, crowning over the rhododendrons, appears as a cloud of pastels, and the early rhadodend ons add to a circus of color, in conjunction with the many bulbs and perennials on the ground "says Robert. "The Native Plant Garden is also in full bloom with hosts of trilliums, i ~ and waste Solomon's seal." Ro art suggests wearing comfortable shoes and dressing appropriately for all kinds of ~ weather. T e wildflower tour travels through the area around the shelter and into an area of the forest that s recently Geared of ivy on gravel or wood chip paths. The rhododendron tour walks thro gh the hillside garden on groomed gravel paths that are largely accessible to people using whe Ichairs. Pets are not aNowed. ~ To rs will continue every Sunday through May 18. Parking is limited at the park; alternative transportation is strongly encouraged. To visit the park by bus, take the #27 Fairmount route to Walnut and 17~', walk south to Fairmount, and continue one block, then turn ~ east on S mmit and walk up to the top of the hill where you will see the Wilkins shelter. for more info ation or special accessibility accommodations, call the office at Hendricks Park at 682-5324.