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Steele Lecture: Trends in Gardening with Rhododendrons in Germany
Oct 7--Steele Lecture: Trends in gardening with Rhododendrons in Germany. Hartwig Schepker. Rhododendrons are being produced in millions every year in Germany for all over Europe. Currently modern approaches of using them in gardens are tested including the development of autumn-flowering hybrids or improved foliage plants. Gardeners need to use rhododendrons as plants for all-year-round and not just for two weeks of flowering. A current research project in the Bremen Rhododendron-Park also explores rhododendrons species as new sources for…
Find out more »Exploring Rhododendrons in Arunachal Pradesh: Hartwig Schepker
Oct 8—Exploring Rhododendrons in Arunachal Pradesh - Hartwig Schepker will give this second talk at 7:00pm at the BMO Community Room, Central Library, Halifax. He has made four expeditions into this remote and unexplored part of Northeastern India which was closed to foreigners until 2000. The talk is full of adventurous stories and covers many unknown or rarely seen rhododendron species in flower as well as beautiful landscapes.
Find out more »Nina Newington: Planting the Lightfoot & Wolfville Winery
Planting the Winery at Lightfoot & Wolfville Planting in July with cranes overhead, dreams meet reality, just as, in the beds, Mediterranean meets Valley agrarian. We’ll look at the design concepts and plant choices behind the much visited and enjoyed gardens surrounding the Wolfville area’s newest winery. Planted in 2017, the mostly herbaceous gardens are surprisingly mature. Bio: Nina Newington has made her living designing and planting gardens for the past 25 years. She lives on the North…
Find out more »Annual Christmas Party & Member Slide Show
Tuesday December 3rd is our annual Christmas Party. Members are encouraged to bring their favorite finger food and the Society will provide the wine and beverages. Any members who would like to share 4 or 5 pictures of their garden or a garden visited that they enjoyed are welcome bring the pictures on a USB drive that we can project for all to enjoy.
Find out more »Preview of Members Pre-Ordered Plant Sale and Tissue Culture Sale
Organizers will provide a preview of the plants that will be available for the members pre-ordered plant sale and the tissue culture sale. Come out and see what you can look forward to!
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Rhododendrons Down East in Nova Scotia: ARS 2021 Spring Conference
SAVE THE DATE - JUNE 3-6, 2021 Come join us “down east” as Nova Scotians say. Experience our unique blending of history, contemporary culture and natural beauty. Come to see our splendid rhodos and lush gardens, and we’ll throw in dramatic seacoasts, a vibrant capitol city, and the world’s highest tides as extras. The American poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, called this the Land of Evangeline; to our Indigenous people it is Mi’kma’ki. By whatever name, Nova Scotia is a special…
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