Self Tour: Late Winter 2016

Download Late Winter 2016   #1 Rhododendron strigillosum welcomes you to the gar-den as you enter to the courtyard. This early flowering species puts on a spectacular display every year. It has distinctive bristles on the midrib, petiole, and foliage. R. strigillosum is native to Sichuan and NE Yunnan, China.   Turn left on the […]

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2016 Internship Program

Download  Application form Internship Program The Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden (RSBG) Internship Program is designed to provide practical hands-on experience in the following areas of interest: garden maintenance & renovation, propagation, nursery management, and retail nursery management.   2016 Opportunities Botanical Garden & Nursery Internship One full-time position available in 2016 for up to 6 […]

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Hootmanodendron: China 2015

December 8, 2015 I have just returned from a very successful three and a half week plant-hunting expedition to China. This was a trip designed to cover a great deal of territory in a short amount of time, all made possible by the increasing number of modern paved highways now being completed throughout the country. […]

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Self Tour: Winter 2015

Download Winter 2015 From the Garden Shop, walk straight to visit #1 Betula jacquemontii to your left. The Himalayan White Birch is native to Kashmir in the western Himalayas and is known for its distinct, bright white bark and resistance to all of the problems that plague most other white birches in cultivation. Take a […]

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Self Tour: Fall 2015

Download Fall 2015   Please follow the black numbered signs for this self-guided tour. From the Garden Shop, walk straight to visit #1 Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum (Doublefile Viburnum) native to China and Japan. This deciduous shrub provides beautiful white blossoms in the spring as well as stunning reddish-bronze fall foliage color. Right behind is […]

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Self-Tour: Native Plants 2015

Download Self Tour: Native Plants 2015 Please follow the green numbered signs for this self-guided tour. As you enter to the garden, a grove of #1 Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas Fir) welcomes you. This is one of the most common conifers native to the Pacific Northwest. The name comes from David Douglas, who introduced this tree […]

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Self-Tour: Late Spring 2015

Download Late Spring 2015                                     Please follow the black numbered signs for this self-guided tour. Enter the courtyard and walk straight ahead to visit #1 Menziesia ciliicalyx var. multiflora* from Japan. This deciduous shrub has blue green foliage […]

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Self Tour Early Spring 2015

Download Self Tour Early Spring 2015     Enter the courtyard and look to your right where you will see #1 Arisaema sikokianum*, Jack in the Pulpit. This strange-looking plant has a beautiful but unusual flower of dark purple and white. It is easily grown in the shaded garden. From the garden shop walk to […]

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Self Tour: Late Winter 2015

Download Late Winter 2015   #1 Rhododendron strigillosum welcomes you to the garden as you enter to the courtyard. This early flowering species puts on a spectacular display every year. It has distinctive bristles on the midrib, petiole, and foliage. R. strigillosum is native to Sichuan and NE Yunnan, China. Turn left on the main […]

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Rhododendron Species, Vol 10, 2015

ARTICLES INCLUDE:   2012 Expedition to China Part One: Sichuan Steve Hootman Rhododendrons in Traditional Chinese Medicine Elaine Sedlack Lecture at the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden 50th Year Celebration David Chamberlain Mr. John Bond and Windsor Great Park Gerry Gibbens USC’s Rhododendrons: 50 Years On Douglas Justice Tannock Glen: An Air of Quality […]

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Self Tour Fall 2014

Download the Fall_2014 Self-Tour   Please follow the black numbered signsfor this self-guided tour. From the Garden Shop, walk straight to visit #1 Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum (Doublefile Viburnum*) native to China and Japan. This deciduous shrub provides beautiful white blossoms in the spring as well as stunning reddish-bronze fall foliage color. Right behind is […]

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