Renown Author and Rock Gardener Leads Work Party at Hendricks Park

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_ _ . o a a March 8, 20 2 CONTACT: • Ther se M. Picado, Public Information Specialist, Parks and Open Space, 682-4814 • Mich el Robert, Head Gardener, Hendricks Park, 682-5324 FOR IMME IATE RELEASE ~ RENOWN UTHOR AND ROCK GARDENER LEADS WORK PARTY AT HENDRICKS PARK Auth rand internationally renown rock gardener Josef Halda will lead a work party to I continue th work he began three years ago on the crevice rock garden in Hendricks Park, Saturday, M rch 9, at 10 a.m. Interested volunteers should meet at the main entrance of the Rhododend on Garden in Hendricks Park at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Skyline Boulevard. Hald has designed dozens of rock gardens in North America and in Europe. He often duplicates atural stone outcrops of the high mountains, a style known as the "Czech crevice garden." Hal a has also traveled all over the world collecting seeds to create hybrids and diversify an preserve plants such as primrose, gentian and daphne. His new book, "The ~ Genus Dap ne," is about his work with daphne. Halda will speak about this subject in Eugene at the Rho dendron Society monthly meeting, Thursday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at the Campbell Senior Cen er, 155 High Street. Aw rded the Marcel Le Piniec award for lifetime achievements from the North American ~ Rock Gard n Society for his pioneer work developing seed for rock gardens, Halda says, "You have to se the countries where we collect, where real nature disappears very fast and you have to pro ect what's left." Ph os of the first phase of the Hendricks Park rock garden project can be viewed online at .peak.org/~parsont/emerald/. For more information about the Saturday work party or Halda's tay in Eugene, contact Michael Robert, head gardener at Hendricks Park, at 682- 5324.