| Sunday, March 30, 2008. 2 P.M. Best Western Beacon Harbourside Inn, Beacon Blvd., Jordan.
Donald Hyatt is a professional educator in computer sciences and a dedicated student of Native Eastern North American Azaleas. Don is recognized as a national authority on azaleas and rhododendrons and a speaker of great knowledge and charm. His computer science students have been recipients of prestigous awards; his horticultural work has been recognized with a silver medal by the American Rhododendron Society and by the Azalea Society of America with the ASA Fredrick P. Lee Commendation for distinguished contributions in furthering the knowledge and appreciation of azaleas.
Donald Hyatt's work is best described in his own www pages.
They are as follows:
http://www.donaldhyatt.com/garden.html -- Donald Hyatt's garden.
http://www.tjhsst.edu/~dhyatt/ars/natives.htm -- An organized guide to identification and discussion of characteristics of Eastern NA Azaleas.
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Saturday, April 19, 2008 HRIO 10 a.m. (Vineland research & Innovation Centre), Victoria Avenue, Vineland Station
Please click here to view the illustrated catalogue of Plants for Members to be available. http://www.rhodoniagara.org/2008_P4M.pdf
Please click here to view photographs & descriptions of varieties to be offered. http://www.rhodoniagara.org/2008_Annual_Plant_Sale.pdf
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Saturday, May 10, 2008 Garden Tour, Garden Evaluation and "Plants 4 Members" sale
Members are invited to a garden tour and discussion forum at The Yarmoshuk's, 57 Highland Avenue, St. Catharines. Successes and failures pertaining to growing rhododendrons and azaleas in raised beds will be described. Members will have an opportunity to see the results, favourable and unfavourable of growing many plants in a relatively small area. A manually controlled selective area watering system is on the site and may be of interest to members who wish to water their yards yet minimize water usage.
Unique selections of plants for members will be available for sale at cost.
Scenes from the garden during the past 3 years are shown in the link that follows.
A raised-bed, spring garden, that blooms from April to June - Click here
From time to time, the Niagara Chapter of the Rhododendron Society of Canada offers (to members) a limited number of not-commercially available rhododendrons and azaleas. These varieties are grown from cuttings taken from mature plants grown successfully in members' gardens in Niagara. These varieties are proven "good-doers in Niagara. In 2008, approximately 90 plants two-year old plants will be ready for sale to members. As in previous years a talk, in which a full description of each offered variety, will precede the sale.
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