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My Continuing Education as a Rock Gardener By Bobby J. Ward, past NARGS President
Browse our activities below. We hope that you will join
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April, 2008 Program
On Tuesday April 8th, 2008 at 7:00 PM, Harry Jans, international speaker and founding member of the Dutch Rock Garden Society, will talk on Growing Alpines in the "hills" of Holland. The talk will be focused on his rock garden, alpine house and tufa wall, including building information and growing techniques. His talk will be held at the Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. and is sponsored by the Emerald Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society. The meeting is free and open to the public. Door prizes and refreshments follow. Call Jim, 484-1284 with questions.
This calendar is generally under construction and new events are added sometimes at the whim and inspiration of the group. The public is welcome to all Emerald Chapter events! Events include refreshments and also frequently include plant door prizes.
2007-08 Calendar| 2001 and 2002 Hikes Information Here!Older Hikes information will remain on the above page for your convenience. | Corvallis Carpool to all Eugene Events is encouraged. | Please join us or stay with us! Mail $10. to: Robin Hansen, Treasurer P.O. Box 1228 North Bend, OR 97459 |
| Directions to the Sebring Rock Garden The public is most welcome! This is an excellent opportunity for the plant-lover to see gardening in a unique setting. Besides weeding tools, we need a few rakes, shovels, brooms, and ? | ||
| Tuesday October 2nd, 2007 at 7:00 PM | Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. | Matt Blakeley-Smith, plant ecologist with the Institute for Applied Ecology in Corvallis, Carnivorous plants. |
| Saturday Oct. 6th 9:00am-4:00pm at the Lane Co. Fairgrounds | Fall Bulb Sale and Workshops | Sponsored by the Lane Co. Master Gardeners |
| Saturday Oct. 13th
1:00pm |
Trough workshop at Linda Wills | Bring protective gloves, a trowel, your favorite forms, and your creativity. |
| Thursday November 1st 7:00pm Hilyard Community Center 2580 Hilyard St, Eugene (by Amazon Park) | Speaker Janis Ruksans, Latvian bulb collector who has traveled far and wide in search of fine small bulbs | Janis Ruksans' new book will be available for purchase. |
| Tuesday, December 4th,
6:30 pm Eugene Garden Club |
Holiday Potluck | Bring a dish to share, utensils |
| Saturday Jan. 12th 2008 1:00pm, Eugene Garden Club | Dave and Jan Dobak–
Plants of Western Australia |
Note that this is a daytime program, which eases winter distant driving. |
| Tuesday February 5th, 2008 7:00 PM | Note the Corvallis location!! main floor meeting room, Corvallis-Benton County Library645 NW Monroe | Steve Vinisky, Cherry Creek Daffodils, "Exploring Daffodils" |
| Tuesday March 4th, 7:00 PM
Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. |
Truls Jensen of Wild Ginger Farm in Beaver Creek, Oregon , "Climbing the 'Grand Staircase' : Plants of Utah's Grand Escalante Wilderness". | A trough-planting
demonstration will also be held! Explore Wild Ginger Farm's webpage |
| Tuesday April 8 7:00 PM Eugene Garden Club, 1645 High St. |
Harry Jans, "Growing Alpines at Sea Level | Visit Harry Jans' webpage |
| February 28-March 2nd , Richmond, BC Canada | Western Winter Study Weekend | Hosted by The Alpine Garden Club of British Columbia |
| March 28-30 Framington Connecticut | Eastern Study Weekend | Hosted by the Berkshire Chapter of NARGS |
| Calendar Archives.Links to Information about past events | Eugene
Water and Electric Board: Driving Directions to
EWEB Here! -Multi-media Talk by Bryan Dutton "Anemone (Ranunculaceae) Options for the Pacific Northwest
Garden NARGS Sponsored Speaker, Finn Haugli. "The Arctic and Alpine Flora of North Norway: wonders of natural beauty from arctic shorelines to high mountains" Dr. John Richards Gearhart Mountain Camping Trip July Details here |
Eric Wold and
Bruce Newhouse, "Butterfly Gardening in the
Willamette Valley: the Ecological Approach" "Native Plants for Butterfly Gardening in the Willamette Valley (Oregon) article by Bruce Newhouse the Oregon Flora Project Website Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne |
| Chair | Jim Regali |
| Programs (Vice-Chair) | Linda Wills |
| Secretary | Paula Hewitt |
| Treasurer | Robin Hansen |
| Newsletter | Holly Helton |
| webpage | Louise Parsons |
NARGS
Updated: March 15, 2008