The American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage interest in and to disseminate information about the genus Rhododendron focusing on Rhododendrons growable in New England. Members' experience ranges from novice to expert. Society activities include chapter meetings, flower and foliage shows, plant sales, garden tours, seed and cutting exchanges, and communication through printed and online publications.
The American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter invites you to explore the beauty and diversity of the genus Rhododendron. All visitors are encouraged to sign our Guestbook and to participant in our surveys concerning the Rhododendrons and Azaleas grown.
Rhododendron 'Scintillation' typifies the image one has upon hearing the word rhododendron. This image of a large evergreen shrub displaying beautiful pink flowers during Memorial Day weekend is certainly one of the many reasons rhododendrons are popular in New England.
However, step inside Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England to explore the hundreds of articles and thousands of images that await you, to tour many of the best gardens in the Northeast, and to discover for yourself the beauty of the genus Rhododendron is not limited to this single cultivar or this one weekend a year.
There are 1000's of Rhododendron cultivars and the genus brings interest to the New England garden 365 days a year.
Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England contains more than 5000 pages and 3000 images. For your convenience a list of garden tours allows year around access to more than 50 of New England's best gardens. Also provided is a list of all pictorial tours in alphabetical order.
Each tour has a subindex link on every page of that tour allowing one to quickly determine the contents of that tour. Once inside, walk through each tour by merely clicking the next button provided on each page of a tour.
An alphabetical listing of the titles of all the pages is provided. This allows one to locate any plant pictured on the site since titles of pages, in general, start with the name of the plant being shown. The plants are grouped by genus so to see what rhododendrons images are contained on the site merely look in the table of contents under rhododendron.
The pictorial tour of proven performers for New England includes only rhododendrons that have proven to be reliable in multiple gardens in our area. An alphabetical listing of the proven performers is provided. If you live in New England or in an area with a similar climate this tour is a must see.
If you enjoy looking at images of beautiful rhododendrons, introduce yourself to the diversity the genus rhododendron offers one image at a time. If your interest is species visit our Rhododendron Species for New England booklet. If you are interested in learning more about growing rhododendrons visit our Rosebay Journal. If you want to learn more about the various activities within the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter visit our schedule, our blog, or slide presentations.
Entrances to the following American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter online publications are available for your enjoyment from the menu bar above or below:
Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England
The Rosebay Blog
The Online Rosebay Journal
The Online Species Booklet
Proven Performer Rhododendrons for New England
Pictorial Tours of New England Gardens
Chapter Slide Presentation Albums
Your Rusty Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England
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H: Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Browser Support:
Browsing for the latest version of all major browsers is provided using XML, XSLT, XPath, and CSS. Javascript on is required.
IE6+, Firefox2+, Opera9+, and Safari3+ are supported. Other browsers in the same families as these major browsers are also supported.
Navigation Support:
A navigation menu at the top of each page provides the ability to move around the site. The first line of this menu provides a set of links that are the same for all pages. For instance, the blog link always takes you to the Rosebay Blog. The second line of this menu provides links that are relative to the current page. For instance the next links always moves you to the next page in this tour or series of pages.
A navigation menu is also provided at the bottom of each page. (future)
The main image supports navigation of next, previous, and index. Clicking on the title on the image is next, clicking on the location on the image is previous, and clicking on photographer on the image moves one to a subindex page.
The URL contains a parameter which contains p(number)p indicating the number of the page desired. For instance y.xml?p11p means go to page 11 in tour y. Setting this number 0, negative, or greater than the number of pages in tour y causes one to go to the subindex for tour y.
Access keys are also available for navigating where n is next, p is previous, and i is index. For instance on IE the combination (alt n enter) moves one to the next page where as on Firefox the combination (shift alt n) causes such a move.
For those browsers supporting meta level links as part of the browser menu such links are provided.
Search Support:
Full site specific searching is available using Google Search. The search button on the top menu of each page provides access to this search mechanism.
Full blog specific searching is available using Google Search. This search mechanism is provided on the front page of the Rosebay Blog which can be accessed using the blog button on the top menu of each page.
Full database specific searching is available for each database created using Zoho Creator. This search mechanism is provided on the front page of each such database.
Page View Support: (Future)
The URL contains a parameter which contains c(number)c indicating the number of the view desired. Currently 6 such views numbered 1 to 6 are supported. For instance try y.xml?p1pc2c to see how it affects the formatting of the main image.
Although most pages on this site are based on XML, the following online web tools are used to display web content: Microsoft Office Live, Google Blogger, Google Calendar, Google Notebook, Google Web Album, Google Map, Goolge Search, and Zoho Creator. In most instance these online tools are used in support of pages provided by the main menu appearing at the top of each page.
Prediction:
Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote the following in January 2007:
"2007 will be the first year in which almost every significant browser fully supports XSLT 1.0. It will finally become possible to publish real XML directly on the Web without prerendering it to HTML first. Although this won't be common practice by any stretch of the imagination, I predict that at least one major site (and quite a few minor ones) will begin doing this. I also predict that nobody will notice, because it will all just work."
American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter celebrates our 10th year on the web by being one of the very minor sites helping make the above prediction come true. It is imperative presentation becomes declarative.
On November 18, 2007, Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England officially opened as a fully functional 5000 page client side based XML/XSLT/CSS web site. By January 1, 2008, the site had grown to more than 6000 pages.
Thanks
Our Chapter thanks the following people:
Steve Henning for the feedback and input he has given on our new ARS Massachusetts sites.
Chris Klapwijk for the feedback on the calendar.
Werner Brack for supplying images of his trip to Australia.
Nick Yarmoshuk for supplying images of his garden in St. Catharines, Canada.
J.C. Birck for supplying images of Rhododendron gardening in Denmark.
Bruce Clyburn for supplying images of large leaf rhododendrons and garden ornaments.
Norman Beaudry for supplying images of rhododendrons being investigated by the Sandwich Club.
Werner Brack for supplying seed lists of the American Rhododendron Society.
Ron Rabideau for supplying an article by Elinor Clarke.
Bruce Clyburn for supplying an article on Radcliffe Pike.
Browsing for the latest version of all major browsers is provided using XML, XSLT, XPath, and CSS. Javascript on is required.
IE6+, Firefox2+, Opera9+, and Safari3+ are supported. Other browsers in the same families as these major browsers are also supported.
Navigation Support:
A navigation menu at the top of each page provides the ability to move around the site. The first line of this menu provides a set of links that are the same for all pages. For instance, the blog link always takes you to the Rosebay Blog. The second line of this menu provides links that are relative to the current page. For instance the next links always moves you to the next page in this tour or series of pages.
A navigation menu is also provided at the bottom of each page. (future)
The main image supports navigation of next, previous, and index. Clicking on the title on the image is next, clicking on the location on the image is previous, and clicking on photographer on the image moves one to a subindex page.
The URL contains a parameter which contains p(number)p indicating the number of the page desired. For instance y.xml?p11p means go to page 11 in tour y. Setting this number 0, negative, or greater than the number of pages in tour y causes one to go to the subindex for tour y.
Access keys are also available for navigating where n is next, p is previous, and i is index. For instance on IE the combination (alt n enter) moves one to the next page where as on Firefox the combination (shift alt n) causes such a move.
For those browsers supporting meta level links as part of the browser menu such links are provided.
Search Support:
Full site specific searching is available using Google Search. The search button on the top menu of each page provides access to this search mechanism.
Full blog specific searching is available using Google Search. This search mechanism is provided on the front page of the Rosebay Blog which can be accessed using the blog button on the top menu of each page.
Full database specific searching is available for each database created using Zoho Creator. This search mechanism is provided on the front page of each such database.
Page View Support: (Future)
The URL contains a parameter which contains c(number)c indicating the number of the view desired. Currently 6 such views numbered 1 to 6 are supported. For instance try y.xml?p1pc2c to see how it affects the formatting of the main image.
Although most pages on this site are based on XML, the following online web tools are used to display web content: Microsoft Office Live, Google Blogger, Google Calendar, Google Notebook, Google Web Album, Google Map, Goolge Search, and Zoho Creator. In most instance these online tools are used in support of pages provided by the main menu appearing at the top of each page.
Prediction:
Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote the following in January 2007:
"2007 will be the first year in which almost every significant browser fully supports XSLT 1.0. It will finally become possible to publish real XML directly on the Web without prerendering it to HTML first. Although this won't be common practice by any stretch of the imagination, I predict that at least one major site (and quite a few minor ones) will begin doing this. I also predict that nobody will notice, because it will all just work."
American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter celebrates our 10th year on the web by being one of the very minor sites helping make the above prediction come true. It is imperative presentation becomes declarative.
On November 18, 2007, Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England officially opened as a fully functional 5000 page client side based XML/XSLT/CSS web site. By January 1, 2008, the site had grown to more than 6000 pages.
Thanks
Our Chapter thanks the following people:
Steve Henning for the feedback and input he has given on our new ARS Massachusetts sites.
Chris Klapwijk for the feedback on the calendar.
Werner Brack for supplying images of his trip to Australia.
Nick Yarmoshuk for supplying images of his garden in St. Catharines, Canada.
J.C. Birck for supplying images of Rhododendron gardening in Denmark.
Bruce Clyburn for supplying images of large leaf rhododendrons and garden ornaments.
Norman Beaudry for supplying images of rhododendrons being investigated by the Sandwich Club.
Werner Brack for supplying seed lists of the American Rhododendron Society.
Ron Rabideau for supplying an article by Elinor Clarke.
Bruce Clyburn for supplying an article on Radcliffe Pike.
Roster 2007-2008
American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter officers and chairs are listed below. Please direct your questions and comments to the member who is most closely responsible for the question you wish to be addressed using the form below:
A complete list of members of the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter is available to all members and is published in the Chapter's newsletter annually. For more specific information please contact Jim Aplin who keeps an extensive database for member's use.
Officers & Board Members:
President: Susan and Doug Harding
Vice President: OPEN
Recording Secretary: Janet B. Killeen
Treasurer: Pete Littlefield
Corresponding Secretary: Ted Petit
Immediate Past President: George Silverman
Director 2008: Betty Carhlian
Director 2008: Fred Knippel
Director 2009: Jim Aplin
Director 2009: Susan Clark
Director 2010: Joe Bruso
Director 2010: OPEN
Chairs:
Annual Truss Show, Auction & Sale: OPEN
Book Table & Sales: The Wrightingtons
Chapter Library: Sally Perkins
Chapter Webmaster: The Perkins
Elm Bank Display Garden: Pete Littlefield and Jim Aplin
Finance Committee: Pete Littlefield
Gifts Committee: Susan Clark
Honors Committee: Doug Harding
Judging Committee: C. J. Patterson
Membership Administrator: Jim Aplin
Membership Outreach: Dorry Minsky
New England Grows: Dorry Minsky
Newsletter Editor: Susan Clark
Nominating Committee: To be appointed
Plants for Members Chairs: Fred Knippel and John Perkins
P4M Alternate Chairs: Henry Wrightington and C. J. Patterson
Program Committee: Susan Harding
Publicity Committee: Diana Petit
The Rosebay Editor: OPEN
The Rosebay Online: OPEN
Propagators Group: Joe Bruso
Scholastic Awards: George Silverman
Seed Exchange: Tony Knights
Species Study Group: Edward H. Bensley
Van Veen Annual Sale: Joe Bruso
A complete list of members of the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter is available to all members and is published in the Chapter's newsletter annually. For more specific information please contact Jim Aplin who keeps an extensive database for member's use.
Officers & Board Members:
President: Susan and Doug Harding
Vice President: OPEN
Recording Secretary: Janet B. Killeen
Treasurer: Pete Littlefield
Corresponding Secretary: Ted Petit
Immediate Past President: George Silverman
Director 2008: Betty Carhlian
Director 2008: Fred Knippel
Director 2009: Jim Aplin
Director 2009: Susan Clark
Director 2010: Joe Bruso
Director 2010: OPEN
Chairs:
Annual Truss Show, Auction & Sale: OPEN
Book Table & Sales: The Wrightingtons
Chapter Library: Sally Perkins
Chapter Webmaster: The Perkins
Elm Bank Display Garden: Pete Littlefield and Jim Aplin
Finance Committee: Pete Littlefield
Gifts Committee: Susan Clark
Honors Committee: Doug Harding
Judging Committee: C. J. Patterson
Membership Administrator: Jim Aplin
Membership Outreach: Dorry Minsky
New England Grows: Dorry Minsky
Newsletter Editor: Susan Clark
Nominating Committee: To be appointed
Plants for Members Chairs: Fred Knippel and John Perkins
P4M Alternate Chairs: Henry Wrightington and C. J. Patterson
Program Committee: Susan Harding
Publicity Committee: Diana Petit
The Rosebay Editor: OPEN
The Rosebay Online: OPEN
Propagators Group: Joe Bruso
Scholastic Awards: George Silverman
Seed Exchange: Tony Knights
Species Study Group: Edward H. Bensley
Van Veen Annual Sale: Joe Bruso
Join
The price of membership ($35 individual, $40 family) continues to be one of the best bargains in the world of horticulture.
The fee includes membership to the American Rhododendron Society and the option of selecting membership to the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter as your local chapter.
If you already a member of the American Rhododendron Society and belong to another Chapter you can become an Associate Member of the Massachusetts Chapter for an additional $8.
Members receive:
4 issues of the world-class ARS JOURNAL
monthly NEWSLETTERS with minutes from Chapter meetings
free lectures, demonstrations and member's social at CHAPTER MEETINGS
free cuttings at the Chapter's annual CUTTING EXCHANGE
free GARDEN TOURS
free seeds from the Chapter's annual SEED EXCHANGE
the informative Chapter publication THE ROSEBAY
free ADVICE from experienced members
the informative Chapter ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
Members can also:
participate in the Chapter's PLANTS FOR MEMBERS program
participate in planning and maintaining the Chapter's DISPLAY GARDENS
buy BOOKS at discount prices at every meeting
buy PLANTS at wholesale prices through the Chapter'sgroup order
borrow books from the Chapter LIBRARY
rent programs from the Society's SLIDE AND VIDEOLIBRARY
obtain rare seeds through the Society's SEED EXCHANGE
obtain POLLEN from other Chapter members
attend informative and enlightening ARS ANNUAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES
Corporate $90, Sponsor $100, and Life $1000 are also available.
To become a member or for more information about the Massachusetts Chapter email Jim Aplin.
Get connected with other Chapter members!
Jim Aplin keeps an extensive membership database and is able to put you in contact with members that live near you!
Carpool to meetings and Chapter activities.
Free Rhododendron Plant for New Chapter Member
As a new member of the Chapter, you will receive a free plant at the first chapter meeting you attend.
The fee includes membership to the American Rhododendron Society and the option of selecting membership to the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter as your local chapter.
If you already a member of the American Rhododendron Society and belong to another Chapter you can become an Associate Member of the Massachusetts Chapter for an additional $8.
Members receive:
4 issues of the world-class ARS JOURNAL
monthly NEWSLETTERS with minutes from Chapter meetings
free lectures, demonstrations and member's social at CHAPTER MEETINGS
free cuttings at the Chapter's annual CUTTING EXCHANGE
free GARDEN TOURS
free seeds from the Chapter's annual SEED EXCHANGE
the informative Chapter publication THE ROSEBAY
free ADVICE from experienced members
the informative Chapter ONLINE PUBLICATIONS
Members can also:
participate in the Chapter's PLANTS FOR MEMBERS program
participate in planning and maintaining the Chapter's DISPLAY GARDENS
buy BOOKS at discount prices at every meeting
buy PLANTS at wholesale prices through the Chapter'sgroup order
borrow books from the Chapter LIBRARY
rent programs from the Society's SLIDE AND VIDEOLIBRARY
obtain rare seeds through the Society's SEED EXCHANGE
obtain POLLEN from other Chapter members
attend informative and enlightening ARS ANNUAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES
Corporate $90, Sponsor $100, and Life $1000 are also available.
To become a member or for more information about the Massachusetts Chapter email Jim Aplin.
Get connected with other Chapter members!
Jim Aplin keeps an extensive membership database and is able to put you in contact with members that live near you!
Carpool to meetings and Chapter activities.
Free Rhododendron Plant for New Chapter Member
As a new member of the Chapter, you will receive a free plant at the first chapter meeting you attend.
Events
Chapter activities, many of which are open to the public, include the following:
Chapter meetings at the Waltham Field Station, Waltham , MA (near Bentley College) or at the Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley, MA.
Public flower show and plant sale public on Sunday in May at Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley, MA.
Rhododendron display garden at the Elm Bank Reservation, Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Wellesley, MA.
Chapter Library contains an extensive collection of books, journals, and pamphlets members may borrow.
Plants For Members propagates rhododendrons at Planeview Nursery in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
VanVeen Order allows members to purchase rhododendron wholesale.
Propagators Group studies how to propagate rhododendrons from cuttings and seed.
Species Study Group studies the genus rhododendron.
Garden tours to member gardens and other interesting gardens.
Rhododendron hardiness study provides members the opportunity to report the cold hardiness of their plants.
Rhododendron flower show in early spring at April meeting.
Rhododendron foliage show an autumn event celebrating the plants we enjoy year round.
Chapter committees include Display Garden Committee, Nominating Committee, Honors Committee, Judging Committee, and Plant Evaluation and Awards Committee.
Chapter awards include the Bronze Medal Award which is the highest award the chapter can bestow on a member, President's Awards which are awarded each year to members who make exceptional service contribution to the chapter, Show Awards and Trophies are given to exhibitors at the flower and foliage shows.
Chapter meetings at the Waltham Field Station, Waltham , MA (near Bentley College) or at the Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley, MA.
Public flower show and plant sale public on Sunday in May at Elm Bank Reservation, Wellesley, MA.
Rhododendron display garden at the Elm Bank Reservation, Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Wellesley, MA.
Chapter Library contains an extensive collection of books, journals, and pamphlets members may borrow.
Plants For Members propagates rhododendrons at Planeview Nursery in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
VanVeen Order allows members to purchase rhododendron wholesale.
Propagators Group studies how to propagate rhododendrons from cuttings and seed.
Species Study Group studies the genus rhododendron.
Garden tours to member gardens and other interesting gardens.
Rhododendron hardiness study provides members the opportunity to report the cold hardiness of their plants.
Rhododendron flower show in early spring at April meeting.
Rhododendron foliage show an autumn event celebrating the plants we enjoy year round.
Chapter committees include Display Garden Committee, Nominating Committee, Honors Committee, Judging Committee, and Plant Evaluation and Awards Committee.
Chapter awards include the Bronze Medal Award which is the highest award the chapter can bestow on a member, President's Awards which are awarded each year to members who make exceptional service contribution to the chapter, Show Awards and Trophies are given to exhibitors at the flower and foliage shows.
Copyright
The contents including all information, images, design, and implementation of this web site (http://rosebay.org and http://arsmc.org) is copyrighted by the ARS Massachusetts Chapter and is the combined property of the ARS Massachusetts Chapter and the individuals credited with its production.
No use or reproduction of these contents is permitted without the consent of the ARS Massachusetts Chapter and/or the author.
Permission must be obtained for each use of any content. Approval to use content in the past does not imply approval to use additional content.
Any web site using content from ARS Massachusetts Chapter is required to contain a link to the ARS Massachusetts Chapter web site and to credit the ARS Massachusetts Chapter and the author on the page using that content.
Use of content including images from this web site by commerical companies or for commerical purposes is required but normally permission is given but a donation to the ARS Massachusetts Chapter to help offset the cost of hosting the ARS Massachusetts Chapter web site is appreciated.
Despite these restrictions the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter considers these online publications to be resources to both visit and use and encourages those who wish to reuse these resources to contact us. In many instances these resources including images, tours, slide shows, and site templates have been designed to allow users easy reuse on other sites.
No use or reproduction of these contents is permitted without the consent of the ARS Massachusetts Chapter and/or the author.
Permission must be obtained for each use of any content. Approval to use content in the past does not imply approval to use additional content.
Any web site using content from ARS Massachusetts Chapter is required to contain a link to the ARS Massachusetts Chapter web site and to credit the ARS Massachusetts Chapter and the author on the page using that content.
Use of content including images from this web site by commerical companies or for commerical purposes is required but normally permission is given but a donation to the ARS Massachusetts Chapter to help offset the cost of hosting the ARS Massachusetts Chapter web site is appreciated.
Despite these restrictions the American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter considers these online publications to be resources to both visit and use and encourages those who wish to reuse these resources to contact us. In many instances these resources including images, tours, slide shows, and site templates have been designed to allow users easy reuse on other sites.
H: Sunday, December 16, 2007
Chapter History
American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter was founded in 1970.
Founding members of the Massachusetts Chapter:
Jonathan Shaw
Fred Schumacher
George MacKinnon
Donald Marvin
Carlton Lees
Heman Howard
Elinor Clarke
Dick & Jane Brooks
Ed & Wally Mezitt
Eleanor Famosi
Dr. Alfred Kaiser
Charles Trommer
Anthony Consolini
Louis Cook
Jack & Evvie Cowles
The above was supplied by A. Richard Brooks and is based on an article in the ARS Bulletin, 1975, p. 187.
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Massachusetts Chapter Members as of November 1, 1970
Ames, Oliver F. Boston, MA
Ashton, Dr. Paul M. Longmeadow, MA
Barber, Dean E. Penacook, NH
Clarke, Dr./Mrs. H.G. Ashfield, MA Bear Swamp Gardens
Bisbee, M/M Horatio Ware, MA
Black, David G., Jr. N. Scituate, RI
Blaisdell, M/M J. Harper Jr. Lexington, MA
Blanchard, Leon A. North Reading, MA
Brooks, A. Richard Concord, MA
Brown, M/M Edward J. N. Randolph, MA
Burt, Mrs. Chester A. E. Sandwich, MA
Cate, M/M Henry F. Jr. Duxbury, MA
Coggeshall , Roger West Newbury, MA Cherry Hill Nurseries, Inc.
Chubbuck, George W. W. Bridgewater, MA
Cook, M/M Louis A. Pembroke, MA
Cowles, M/M John C. Wellesley, MA
Consolini, Toni Sandwich, MA Heritage Plantation of Sandwich
deLongchamp, Roger D. Fitchburg, MA
Eaton, M/M Charles F. Jr. Duxbury, MA
Famosi, Mrs. Diomede Westford, MA
Fraim, Mrs. Irving Waltham, MA
Gessford, Dr. David W. E. Orleans, MA
Gredler, Charles R. Lexington, MA
Hall, M/M Dudley A. Sudbury, MA
Harrison, M/M Omer D. Fall River, MA
Hunnewell, Willard P. Wellesley, MA
Jessen, M/M Elliott M. Riverton, CT
Jorgensen, M/M Neil D. Harvard, MA
Kaiser, Dr. Alfred J. Hatfield, MA
Kroll, Dr./M Arthur M. Whitinsville, MA
Lawrence, M/M Falmouth, MA Cape Cod Nurseries
Lawson, M/M Frank B. Dedham, MA
Lees, Carlton B. Boston, MA Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Leonard, T. Richard Raynham, MA
Lucas, Homer C. Weston, MA
MacKinnon, M/M George S. Waquoit, MA
Marvin, Donald K. Mattapoisett, MA
McIntosh,, M/M Acton, MA
Mezitt, M/M Edmund V. Hopkinton, MA Weston Nurseries Inc
Pac, Frank Westfield, MA Stanley Park
Paszek, Edward Falmouth, MA
Peebles, Mrs. Crockett Buzzards Bay, MA
Routley, Prof. Douglas G. Durham, NH Dept. Plant Science University of NH
Sawicki, Robert L. Hatfield, MA
Schumacher, M/M F. W. Sandwich, MA
Shaw, Jonathan A. Newton, MA
Stone, M/M Foster B. Auburn, MA
Trommer, Chas. R. Rehoboth, MA Tranquil Lake Nursery
Tucker, Richard Hatchville, MA
Vickers, M/M Lloyd L. Keene, NH
Wiedman, Dr. Michael Malden, MA
Wing, T.H. Buzzards Bay, MA
The above is based on records supplied by Omer Harrison.
Chapter Presidents
Susan and Doug Harding 2006-2008
George Silverman 2004-2006
Bill Sweeney 2002-2004
Susan Clark 2000-2002
Ian Donovan 1998-2000
Charles Patterson 1996-1998
Joe Parks 1994-1996
Marcia Mitchell 1992-1994
Henk Borsje 1990-1992
Anne Reisch 1988-1990
Leo Blanchette 1986-1988
Dorothy Swift 1984-1986
Bob Fox 1982-1984
Willard Hunnewell 1980-1982
Dick Brooks 1978-1980
Jonathan Shaw 1976-1978
Max Resnick 1974-1976
Jack Cowles 1973-1974
Louis Cook 1972-1973
Edmund Mezitt 1970-1972
Society Level Service
Barbara Gingras
Willard Hunnewell
Powell Huie
Tim Craig
Bob Fox
Dick Brooks
Sally Perkins
The Rosebay's Editors
Jonathan A. Shaw 1972
John J. Slavitz 1973
Noreen C. Slavitz & John J. Slavitz 1974-1977
Max L. Resnick 1977-1980
A. Richard Brooks 1981-1984
Richard W. Chaikin 1984-1988
Ian E. M. Donovan 1989-1990
James B. Phillips 1991-1998
James E. Marchand 1999-2001
Ian E. M. Donovan 2001-2003
Chapter Web History
Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England started fall of 1997.
Online Rosebay Journal started in 1999.
Online Species Study Booklet published in 2000.
Rosebay Blog started in 2006.
Your Portal to Rhododendrons in New England started fall 2007 which includes the following:
Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England
Your Rusty Gate to Rhododendrons in New England
Rosebay Blog
Rosebay Journal
Species Study Booklet
Calendar of Events with Directions and Weather
Web Albums
Databases
Document Library
Glossary
Search
RSS Feed
External Links
Store
Chapter Web Editors
Henk Borsje 1997
James Marchand 1999-2000
John and Sally Perkins 1997-Present
Founding members of the Massachusetts Chapter:
Jonathan Shaw
Fred Schumacher
George MacKinnon
Donald Marvin
Carlton Lees
Heman Howard
Elinor Clarke
Dick & Jane Brooks
Ed & Wally Mezitt
Eleanor Famosi
Dr. Alfred Kaiser
Charles Trommer
Anthony Consolini
Louis Cook
Jack & Evvie Cowles
The above was supplied by A. Richard Brooks and is based on an article in the ARS Bulletin, 1975, p. 187.
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Massachusetts Chapter Members as of November 1, 1970
Ames, Oliver F. Boston, MA
Ashton, Dr. Paul M. Longmeadow, MA
Barber, Dean E. Penacook, NH
Clarke, Dr./Mrs. H.G. Ashfield, MA Bear Swamp Gardens
Bisbee, M/M Horatio Ware, MA
Black, David G., Jr. N. Scituate, RI
Blaisdell, M/M J. Harper Jr. Lexington, MA
Blanchard, Leon A. North Reading, MA
Brooks, A. Richard Concord, MA
Brown, M/M Edward J. N. Randolph, MA
Burt, Mrs. Chester A. E. Sandwich, MA
Cate, M/M Henry F. Jr. Duxbury, MA
Coggeshall , Roger West Newbury, MA Cherry Hill Nurseries, Inc.
Chubbuck, George W. W. Bridgewater, MA
Cook, M/M Louis A. Pembroke, MA
Cowles, M/M John C. Wellesley, MA
Consolini, Toni Sandwich, MA Heritage Plantation of Sandwich
deLongchamp, Roger D. Fitchburg, MA
Eaton, M/M Charles F. Jr. Duxbury, MA
Famosi, Mrs. Diomede Westford, MA
Fraim, Mrs. Irving Waltham, MA
Gessford, Dr. David W. E. Orleans, MA
Gredler, Charles R. Lexington, MA
Hall, M/M Dudley A. Sudbury, MA
Harrison, M/M Omer D. Fall River, MA
Hunnewell, Willard P. Wellesley, MA
Jessen, M/M Elliott M. Riverton, CT
Jorgensen, M/M Neil D. Harvard, MA
Kaiser, Dr. Alfred J. Hatfield, MA
Kroll, Dr./M Arthur M. Whitinsville, MA
Lawrence, M/M Falmouth, MA Cape Cod Nurseries
Lawson, M/M Frank B. Dedham, MA
Lees, Carlton B. Boston, MA Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Leonard, T. Richard Raynham, MA
Lucas, Homer C. Weston, MA
MacKinnon, M/M George S. Waquoit, MA
Marvin, Donald K. Mattapoisett, MA
McIntosh,, M/M Acton, MA
Mezitt, M/M Edmund V. Hopkinton, MA Weston Nurseries Inc
Pac, Frank Westfield, MA Stanley Park
Paszek, Edward Falmouth, MA
Peebles, Mrs. Crockett Buzzards Bay, MA
Routley, Prof. Douglas G. Durham, NH Dept. Plant Science University of NH
Sawicki, Robert L. Hatfield, MA
Schumacher, M/M F. W. Sandwich, MA
Shaw, Jonathan A. Newton, MA
Stone, M/M Foster B. Auburn, MA
Trommer, Chas. R. Rehoboth, MA Tranquil Lake Nursery
Tucker, Richard Hatchville, MA
Vickers, M/M Lloyd L. Keene, NH
Wiedman, Dr. Michael Malden, MA
Wing, T.H. Buzzards Bay, MA
The above is based on records supplied by Omer Harrison.
Chapter Presidents
Susan and Doug Harding 2006-2008
George Silverman 2004-2006
Bill Sweeney 2002-2004
Susan Clark 2000-2002
Ian Donovan 1998-2000
Charles Patterson 1996-1998
Joe Parks 1994-1996
Marcia Mitchell 1992-1994
Henk Borsje 1990-1992
Anne Reisch 1988-1990
Leo Blanchette 1986-1988
Dorothy Swift 1984-1986
Bob Fox 1982-1984
Willard Hunnewell 1980-1982
Dick Brooks 1978-1980
Jonathan Shaw 1976-1978
Max Resnick 1974-1976
Jack Cowles 1973-1974
Louis Cook 1972-1973
Edmund Mezitt 1970-1972
Society Level Service
Barbara Gingras
Willard Hunnewell
Powell Huie
Tim Craig
Bob Fox
Dick Brooks
Sally Perkins
The Rosebay's Editors
Jonathan A. Shaw 1972
John J. Slavitz 1973
Noreen C. Slavitz & John J. Slavitz 1974-1977
Max L. Resnick 1977-1980
A. Richard Brooks 1981-1984
Richard W. Chaikin 1984-1988
Ian E. M. Donovan 1989-1990
James B. Phillips 1991-1998
James E. Marchand 1999-2001
Ian E. M. Donovan 2001-2003
Chapter Web History
Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England started fall of 1997.
Online Rosebay Journal started in 1999.
Online Species Study Booklet published in 2000.
Rosebay Blog started in 2006.
Your Portal to Rhododendrons in New England started fall 2007 which includes the following:
Your Gateway to Rhododendrons in New England
Your Rusty Gate to Rhododendrons in New England
Rosebay Blog
Rosebay Journal
Species Study Booklet
Calendar of Events with Directions and Weather
Web Albums
Databases
Document Library
Glossary
Search
RSS Feed
External Links
Store
Chapter Web Editors
Henk Borsje 1997
James Marchand 1999-2000
John and Sally Perkins 1997-Present
H: Saturday, December 15, 2007
Welcome: Celebrating 10 Years on the Web
The American Rhododendron Society Massachusetts Chapter welcomes your exploration of the genus Rhododendron. Our new Gateway to Rhododendron in New England is another step in our 35 plus year Chapter tradition of educating the public about this diverse genus and the use of rhododendrons in the New England garden.
Set back and enjoy the beauty of the many tours of New England gardens while being introduced to the many people who have contributed to the successful introduction of 1000 's of rhododendron cultivars suitable for growing in New England.
While Charles Dexter, Edmund Mezitt, Gus Mehlquist have been very instrumental in the development of rhododendrons capable of growing in our harsh cold New England climates, the combined contributions of New England hybridizers and growers such as Anthony Consoloni, Jack and Evvie Cowles, Mike Medeiros, Wayne Mezitt, Richard Jaynes, Dick Brooks, Elinor Clarke, Virginia Craig, Dorothy Swift, Linc Foster, Ed Cary, Leo Blanchette, Charles and C.J. Patterson, Jonathan Shaw, Jonathan Leonard, Peggy Lawson, Mossy Hall, Louis Cook, Ed Brown, Joe Parks, Ron Rabideau, Tony Knights, Ian Donovan, Henry and Barbara Wrightington, Dean Barber, Bob Stuart, Radcliffe Pike, John and Sally Perkins, George Hibben, Fred Knippel, Joe Bruso, Fred Thurber, and many others whose gardens are features on this site are also significant.
Public garden displays featuring these introductions include Elm Bank Display Garden, Heritage Plantation, Maudsley State Park, Arnold Arboretum, Kinney Azalea Garden, Garden in the Woods, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Moore State Park, and Polly Hill Arboretum.
Our Chapter's Andy Patton Rhododendron Display Garden at Elm Bank is open to the public. Peter Littlefield, Betty Carlhian, and Joan Ferguson design and maintain the garden.
Our Chapter Journal and News Letter contain articles on rhododendron culture and chapter events. Jonathan A. Shaw, Noreen C. Slavitz & John J. Slavitz, Max L. Resnick, Richard Brooks, Richard W. Chaikin, Ian E. M. Donovan, James B. Phillips, James E. Marchand, and Susan Clark have been editors.
You too can contribute to our rich Chapter history by introducing Rhododendrons to your garden, learning why our Chapter members have introduced several thousand difference rhododendron hybrids and species to theirs, or by taking a stroll through our Chapter Display Garden at Elm Bank. Most of our Chapter activities are open to the public so check our Chapter schedule and join us in celebrating the plants, publications, and people.
Set back and enjoy the beauty of the many tours of New England gardens while being introduced to the many people who have contributed to the successful introduction of 1000 's of rhododendron cultivars suitable for growing in New England.
While Charles Dexter, Edmund Mezitt, Gus Mehlquist have been very instrumental in the development of rhododendrons capable of growing in our harsh cold New England climates, the combined contributions of New England hybridizers and growers such as Anthony Consoloni, Jack and Evvie Cowles, Mike Medeiros, Wayne Mezitt, Richard Jaynes, Dick Brooks, Elinor Clarke, Virginia Craig, Dorothy Swift, Linc Foster, Ed Cary, Leo Blanchette, Charles and C.J. Patterson, Jonathan Shaw, Jonathan Leonard, Peggy Lawson, Mossy Hall, Louis Cook, Ed Brown, Joe Parks, Ron Rabideau, Tony Knights, Ian Donovan, Henry and Barbara Wrightington, Dean Barber, Bob Stuart, Radcliffe Pike, John and Sally Perkins, George Hibben, Fred Knippel, Joe Bruso, Fred Thurber, and many others whose gardens are features on this site are also significant.
Public garden displays featuring these introductions include Elm Bank Display Garden, Heritage Plantation, Maudsley State Park, Arnold Arboretum, Kinney Azalea Garden, Garden in the Woods, Tower Hill Botanical Garden, Moore State Park, and Polly Hill Arboretum.
Our Chapter's Andy Patton Rhododendron Display Garden at Elm Bank is open to the public. Peter Littlefield, Betty Carlhian, and Joan Ferguson design and maintain the garden.
Our Chapter Journal and News Letter contain articles on rhododendron culture and chapter events. Jonathan A. Shaw, Noreen C. Slavitz & John J. Slavitz, Max L. Resnick, Richard Brooks, Richard W. Chaikin, Ian E. M. Donovan, James B. Phillips, James E. Marchand, and Susan Clark have been editors.
You too can contribute to our rich Chapter history by introducing Rhododendrons to your garden, learning why our Chapter members have introduced several thousand difference rhododendron hybrids and species to theirs, or by taking a stroll through our Chapter Display Garden at Elm Bank. Most of our Chapter activities are open to the public so check our Chapter schedule and join us in celebrating the plants, publications, and people.
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