Reminder: P4M Workday: Planeview Nursery - Sort @ Sat May 1 10am - 12pm (ARS Massachusetts Chapter Calendar)

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Reminder: Van Veen Distribution at Hunnewell Barn @ Sat Apr 24 12pm - 2:30pm (ARS Massachusetts Chapter Calendar)

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Reminder: Rhododendron Talk @ Wed Apr 21 10am - 11am (ARS Massachusetts Chapter Calendar)

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Mass ARS Chapter Bus to Convention Cancelled

Due to not enough people signing up for bus transportation to the Annual ARS Convention, it has been canceled.

 

Joe

Van Veen & RareFind Plant Distribution & Sale

Van Veen & RareFind Plant Sale Reminder

 

The order pickup date is next Saturday, April 24 from 12 noon to 1:30 PM. 

 

Extra Plants on Sale during Distribution

Hundreds of extra plants will be available for sale during the distribution.  They include both Van Veen plants and the larger RareFind Nursery plants.  Everyone is welcome to stop by to purchase these extras, whether or not you have a Van Veen order to pick up.  We will have available species, foliage plants and choice hybrids from both Van Veen and RareFind.

Perhaps half of the extra RareFind plants are budded up and many will either be in bloom, or about to open for next weekend.  They are in my yard now and look "fabulous".

 

Volunteers

Volunteers for the sort and order filling should come to the Hunnewell Barn at 9:00 AM.  Wear warm clothes and bring a pair of light cotton gloves if you have them.

 

Directions to Van Veen Distribution at Hunnewell Barn

Address:  855 Washington St. (Rt. 16), Wellesley, MA

Use MapQuest or your GPS if you have one.  Otherwise, directions follow:

 

From the North via Rt. 128:  Take the Rt. 16 exit in Newton.  Follow Rt. 16 through Wellesley Hills and Wellesley Center. Look for the entrance to Wellesley College on your right (traffic light), the driveway to the Willard's barn is on your right and is approximately 0.7 miles beyond the College entrance.  The address is 855 Washington St. (Rt. 16), Wellesley, MA.  Once in the driveway follow the ARS signs to the barn.

 

From the South via Rt. 128:  Take the Rt. 135 exit in Needham.  Follow Rt. 135 to Wellesley Center.  Head south on Rt. 16 in Wellesley Center and follow directions above.

 

From the West:  Take Mass Pike to Rt. 128.  Go south on Rt. 128 to first exit, which is Rt. 16.  Follow the directions above.

 

Joe Bruso

Reminder: Van Veen Distribution at Hunnewell Barn @ Sat Apr 24 12pm - 2:30pm (ARS Massachusetts Chapter Calendar)

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Reminder: Rhododendron Talk @ Wed Apr 21 10am - 11am (ARS Massachusetts Chapter Calendar)

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Reminder: Board Meeting @ Wed Apr 14 7:30pm - 9pm (ARS Massachusetts Chapter Calendar)

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Chickasaw X Golden Comet

Here are Bruce Clyburn's seedlings of 'Chickasaw' X luteum 'Golden Comet' a cross by Sally and John Perkins.

'Chickasaw' is a "pollen sterile" tetraploid found by Clarence Towe in the wild and R. luteum 'Golden Comet' is a tetraploid selected by the Rhododendron Species Foundation.

'Chickasaw' was suspected of being a triploid but flow cytometry indicates 'Chickasaw' is a tetraploid.

April Mass Chapter Newsletter & Joe Parks Memorial

The following is being forwarded on behalf of our Newsletter Editor, Susan Clark.

 

Attached is the April Newsletter of the Mass Chapter of the Rhododendron Society.

 

Also, many of you have heard that Joe Parks, a Past President of our chapter passed away recently.  Below you will find information related to his passing.

 

A celebration of Joe's life will be held at the First Parish Church, Congregational, Dover, N.H. on Saturday, April 10, at 10 a.m. Calling hours will be Friday, April 9, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Wiggin Purdy Funeral Home in Dover. Family flowers only.

Memorial donations may be made to the Dover Adult Learning Center of Strafford County, or to the City of Dover Joe B. Parks Riverwalk Garden.

Visit www.fosters.com/obits the online guest book.

 

Links to articles about Joe Parks:

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100402/GJNEWS_01/704029895/-1/FOSNEWS 

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fosters/obituary.aspx?n=joe-parks&pid=141375964  

 

Joe Bruso

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