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  • HOME
  • About
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Renew or Join
    • Officers
    • History of SE-ARS
    • HELP: How to use our website
    • 2012 ARS/ASA Convention
    • Contact Us
    • Events >
      • Upcoming & Past Events >
        • Calendar View
      • Flower Show Information >
        • 2018 Flower Show
        • 2017 Flower Show
        • 2016 Flower Show
        • 2015 Flower Show
        • 2014 Flower Show
  • BRR
  • Info
    • Dexter Study Group >
      • Don Kellam
    • Plant Sources
    • "Good Doers"
    • How to plant and care for a rhododendron
    • Rhododendron diseases & pests
    • How to propagate rhododendrons
    • How to hybridize rhododendrons
    • Other rhododendron links
    • Rhododendrons for Upstate South Carolina
    • RhodoWeather
    • ARS Blog
    • Hooper Bald
    • Rosebay
  • Photos
    • 2019 ASA CONVENTION
    • 2020 Virtual Flower Show
    • New Hybrids
    • Submit Photos
    • 2015 Photo Contest
    • General Gallery
    • Featured Rhodos >
      • Red R. maximum
      • R. hyperythrum
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    • SE-ARS Meeting Minutes

2012 ARS/ASA International Convention
APPALACHIAN SPRING 2012

The 2012 ARS/ASA International Convention in Asheville, N.C. was sponsored by the Southeastern Chapter of the ARS (SE-ARS) and the Vaseyi Chapter of the ASA.      Even though the convention is past, much information about rhododendrons and azaleas in our area can be gleaned from the convention program.  The following 2012 program Web pages of the Azalea Society of America were compiled by the late Bob Stelloh:
CONVENTION TOURS AND PROGRAMS
Biltmore Estate Tour
Asheville Area Tours:
          Charles Dexter Owen Garden
          North Carolina Arboretum
          Blue Ridge Parkway
Hendersonville Area Tours:
          Grist Gardens, Travelers Rest, S.C.
          Mary and Ed Collins Garden, Flat Rock, N.C.
           James and Mary Ann Stewart Garden (formerly Kehr Garden), Flat Rock, N.C.
           Audrey and Bob Stelloh Garden, Hendersonville, N.C.
           Melody and Doley Bell Garden, Hendersonville, N.C.
           Hazel and Byron Richards Garden, Flat Rock, N.C.
           Bullington Horticultural Center, Hendersonville, N.C.
Whitegate Inn, Asheville

Presentations:
            Don Hyatt, "Chasing the Bloom"
            Marianne and Bruce Feller, Flower Show Judging Workshop
            Christina Woodard and Nick Yarmoshuk, Niagara's Program for Evaluating Cold Hardy Rhodies in Diverse Locales
            Dr. Thomas Ranney, "Trekking through swarms of azaleas and double helices" with grad students Kimberly Shearer, Jason Lattier    


ATTRACTIONS NEAR ASHEVILLE
Information on numerous gardens, nurseries, native sites, tourist attractions near Asheville and outlying areas of NC, SC, GA.
"COLORFUL NORTH CAROLINA" 1942 J A Fitzpatrick Traveltalk
NATIVE AZALEA SITES NEAR ASHEVILLE
Blue Ridge Parkway/ NC 215
           R. vaseyi
Pilot Mountain/ NC 215/ Blue Ridge Parkway
            more R. vaseyi
Wayah Bald
            R. calendulaceum,  R. arborescens
Copper Bald
            R. calendulaceum, R. cumberlandense, R. arborescens
Southern Highlands Reserve
            R. vaseyi
"CHASING THE BLOOM" BY DON HYATT
Floral Attractions in the Southern Appalachians: further information on native azalea and wildflower sites.
2012 PLANT SALE
Outstanding plant sale, with information on plants for our area, organized by John Brown.
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