COVID-19

Update – 2/2/2022 The Visitor Center and Rutherford Conservatory are open !  We are only accepting credit cards at this time, and we ask that you practice social distancing while exploring the garden. The RSBG is bringing back your favorite annual programs with modifications to ensure visitor safety. See the Events menu to read updates […]

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Woodland Gardening Book

Now Available for Purchase in the Visitor Center Woodland Gardening by Kenneth Cox with contributions by Steve Hootman $60   (US shipping only) This is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated new book on woodland and shade gardening with valuable information on cultivation and style, as well as descriptions of many of the most exciting new […]

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2018 Intern Program

…. Does this look fun to you? Consider our Internship Program Download the 2018 Intern Program Details ——————————————————————- The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden (RSBG) Internship Program is designed to provide practical hands-on experience in the following areas of interest: general horticulture, garden maintenance & renovation, propagation, nursery management, and retail nursery management. Botanical Garden & Nursery […]

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Self Tour Early Spring 2017

Download Early Spring 2017 From the garden shop follow the sign to your left and visit the clear pink-flowered #1 Rhododendron schlippenbachii, the Royal Azalea. This plant is famous for its beautiful flowers in early spring as well as the wonderful orange fall foliage color. Next to R. schlippenbachii is #2 Ribes sanguineum*, Flowering Currant. […]

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