Join us and the American Rhododendron Society Pilchuck Chapter for our annual Rhododendron Truss Show! Check out rare & unique rhodie varieties that are locally grown by the members of the ARS and cast your vote for your favorite! Pick the experts brains & ask them all of your questions while you’re here and if you have a rhododendron growing in your yard that you’d like them to identify, they’d be happy to help!
The American Rhododendron Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage interest in and to disseminate information about the genus Rhododendron. Members' experience ranges from novice to expert. Society activities include public education, plant sales, flower shows, seed exchanges, and scientific research. The Society provides a medium through which people interested in rhododendrons and azaleas can communicate and cooperate with others via its publications, events, local and regional meetings and international conferences.
During the months of May and June one of the all-time favorite plants of local gardeners, the peony, is bursting into bloom. There are many excellent peonies available to utilize in our landscapes; including herbaceous cottage types in all sorts of colors (and varying fragrances) and larger growing tree peonies too. I would never scold anyone for growing either of these types (since I do as well), but I want to bring attention to another fabulous peony option… what is known as the intersectional or Itoh Peony.