Upcoming Events

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Sunday September 25, 2:00 PM at Bullington Center
         Tricia Ockinga:  Dexter rhododendrons of Charles Dexter Owen, Asheville.

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Saturday October 15 at Ray Head's.  Time to be announced.     New lot of Beasley deciduous azaleas for sale to members of SE-ARS and Vaseyi ASA.

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Sunday October 16, 2022 2:00 PM at Bullington Center
​           Jackson McCarter: Highlights of Spring 2022 ARS Convention in Pacific Northwest.

Sunday December 4, 2022  2:00 PM at Bullington Center
                          Christmas Party.     Potluck Dinner.

​Past Events

Potluck Picnic at Richards Garden, Hendersonville, NC.
Sunday July 17, 2022, 2:00 PM
See June Blue Ridge Review for details.

 (Joint meetings with Vaseyi Chapter ASA):


                 Visit the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Center , Fletcher, NC
Friday, May 27 10 AM

Companion Plants.    Hale Booth, Chattanooga, TN.
Sunday June 19, 2022,   2:00 PM.  Bullington Center, Hendersonville, NC.
See June Blue Ridge Review for details.

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Member Garden Tours:

Betty Montgomery, Forty Oaks Garden.  April 9,10,16, 10AM-4PM.      100 Forty Oaks Farm, Campobello, SC.

Stelloh Garden.   April 22,23,24,25,30; May 1,2,3,4,5.   10am-4pm.    65 Sierra Dr.   Hendersonville (Laurel Park), NC.
                                             
McCarter "Garden".    Dates to be announced in email.   280 Trammell Road, Travelers Rest, SC.

Ray Head Garden.  Dates to be announced in e-mail.  1087 Baber Road Road,  Rutherfordton, NC.

Van Rens Garden.   April 30 1PM-3PM.   109 Woodhaven Dr.  Hendersonville, NC.

ASA 2022 Convention
“Un Mardi Gras de Fleurs”
Lafayette, LA • March 10-13, 2022

February 6, Sunday, 2pm.   Bullington Gardens.     
Bob Head speaks on grafting rhododendrons.

Bob Head ............... (Photo by Chuck Van Rens)

Grafting scion onto R. hyperythrum hybrid plant 'Brandi'................................................ (Photo by Chuck Van Rens)

JOIN US FOR AN OUTSIDE ADVENTURE AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA BOTANICAL GARDEN AT CLEMSON We have a fun SE-ARS/Vaseyi outing planned for this fall. On Saturday, October 30th, we’ll meet at the South Carolina Botanical Garden at Clemson U at 1 pm. We’ll meet at the famous red caboose located in the Heritage Garden. The main entrance to the South Carolina Botanical garden is located off Perimeter Road between Highway 76 and Perimeter Rd. You can download a map of the Botanical Garden at this address: https://www.clemson.edu/public/ scbg/visit/map.html It might help you find the correct location if you put 102 Garden Trail in your GPS. There is plenty of parking available.     Judy Van Rens, Blue Ridge Review, Oct 2021.

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The picture of Ray and Aaron shows the healthy azalea selection from the Beasleys that some members have requested and will pick up Sunday 10/24/21 from 2:00-4:00pm at the BRCC greenhouse.  Though not a formal meeting, this is an open air event  and would be a delightful time to get together and say hello and see the greenhouse which we supported with our donation last year.
If you didn't request some of these, there may be plants available after the distribution. 
Chuck Van Rens

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Conference videos will be available for viewing until January 1, 2022; and we encourage you to share the link with your friends and fellow gardeners.  They may wish to watch all of the presentations or you can recommend your favourites. 
All the sessions from both days are available at https://marsrhodos.ca/2021-fall-into-gardening-conference/.  The password is fall2021

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July 18, 2021     Sunday 2 pm
Picnic and Plant Auction at Richards Garden, Hendersonville, NC
             See June 2021 Blue Ridge Review for details.

ASA 2021 Convention
“Carolina in My Mind”
Charlotte, NC and Beyond • April 15-18, 2021
CANCELLED

www.azaleas.org/wp-content/uploads/attachments/Azalea%20Society%20National%20Convention%20and%20other%20News.html

Photo Univ. Tenn.

December 15, 2019 Program by Jackson McCarter,MD. Click on photo to see.

​Our December SE-ARS meeting date has changed from December 8 to December 15th at Bullington Gardens (at 2 o'clock).  This will be a potluck with a program by Jackson McCarter about their trip to the Netherlands and Germany at the 2018 International Rhododendron Meeting.  Mark the change on your calendars, and look for more information in the next Blue Ridge Review.
Judy Van Rens

Rhododendrons of Denmark, Sweden, Finland.   ARS 2018.   Jackson McCarter

  April 10, 2021    Saturday 2-6 pm   
Betty Montgomery Garden Tour
        See Blue Ridge Review for details.
I am going to have the garden open
Saturday, April 10 with rain date April 11
AND
Saturday April 17.
I do not think it will rain on Saturday but just wanted you to know this in case it does rain on Saturday
Betty

​  April 24, 2021  Saturday 10 am- 2 pm   
​Melody Bell Garden Tour
         See Blue Ridge Review for details.

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MAGNOLIAS

by BORIS BAUER

At Bullington Gardens
Hendersonville, N.C.
October 20, 2019
Sunday, 2 pm

Click on above for information

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POTLUCK PICNIC

PLANT AUCTION AND CUTTING EXCHANGE

At Richards Garden
Hendersonville, N.C.
July 21, 2019
Sunday, 2 pm

See Blue Ridge Review

ARS 2019 International Convention.    Philadelphia.     May 14-19, 2019.

Click on above for more information.

April 2019.    Garden Visits:  Stelloh Garden open April 20 & April 27

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UPCOMING EVENT
Southeastern Chapter ARS
FLOWER SHOW
ST JOHN IN THE WILDERNESS
Flat Rock, N.C.
APRIL 27, 2019
Saturday

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UPCOMING EVENT
Southeastern Chapter ARS

BULLINGTON GARDENS
Hendersonville, N.C.
MARCH 17, 2019
Sunday, 2 pm

"SCANDINAVIAN RHODODENDRON GARDENS"
(Rescheduled from December 2018)

CLICK ABOVE FOR INFO & REGISTRATION

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Photos of 2018 ARS Fall Conference

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UPCOMING EVENT
Southeastern Chapter ARS

BULLINGTON GARDENS
Hendersonville, N.C.
October 14, 2018
Sunday, 2 pm
PLANT AUCTION
Bring plants for auction

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UPCOMING EVENT
Southeastern Chapter ARS

BULLINGTON GARDENS
Hendersonville, N.C.
September 23, 2018
Sunday, 2 pm
"Raising native rhododendrons from seed"
BILL JONES, Carolina Native Nursery

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POTLUCK PICNIC

CUTTING EXCHANGE

At Richards Garden
Hendersonville, N.C.
July 15, 2018
Sunday, 2 pm

See Blue Ridge Review

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April 28, 2018
Saturday, 8 AM - 4  PM
Rhododendron and Azalea Flower Show
St John in the Wilderness Parish Hall
Flat Rock, NC

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April 14, 2018  
Saturday, 10:00 AM
Touring with Tom Ranney
Mountain Horticultural Research Center
Mills River, NC
See Blue Ridge Review for Details

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March 20, 2018
Tuesday, 6:00 PM
"How to Have a Beautiful Garden Under and Around Shade Trees" by Sieglinde Anderson
Hendersonville Public Library Auditorium, Washington St.
Hendersonville, NC

March 18, 2018 details in BRR

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UPCOMING EVENT
Southeastern Chapter ARS
"Pests and Diseases in Rhododendrons and Azaleas"
STEVE PETTIS

March 18, 2018
Sunday
2:00 PM
St John in the Wilderness Hall
Flat Rock, N.C.

Sunday, February 25, 2:00 PM
Bullington Center, Hendersonville, NC
Vaseyi Chapter, Azalea Society of America
"Raising Azaleas From Seed"  by J Jackson

FIELD TRIP for SE-ARS Members
BOTANICAL TREASURES NURSERY
Wholesale Perennial Farm
Native Plants
106 Sandy Creek Trail, Fletcher, NC
Saturday, December 2, 2017
11 AM

​www.botanicaltreasures.com

October 15, 2017
Sunday, 2:00 PM -4:00 PM
PLANT AUCTION.              SE-ARS Board meeting to follow.
St. John in the Wilderness Parish Hall, Flat Rock, NC

September 17, 2017
Sunday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Barry Yinger:  Asiatic companion plants for rhododendrons.
St. John in the Wilderness Parish Hall, Flat Rock, NC
Click here for Details in BLUE RIDGE REVIEW

July 16, 2017
Picnic at Richards'
Click on Blue Ridge Review for Details

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April 29-30, 2017.
SE-ARS Flower Show
North Carolina Arboretum
Asheville, N.C.

flower show information

April 23, 2017
Sunday, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
GARDEN VISITS, TRAVELERS REST, SC
​Click here for details

American Rhododendron Society
2017 International Convention
April 27-30, 2017
Eureka, California

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March  26, 2017        
Sunday, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mossin' Annie on "Moss Gardening"
St John in the Wilderness Parish Hall

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December 3, 2016
Saturday, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Visit to Mossin' Annie's Mossery,  Mountain  Moss Enterprises, 100 Elks Club Rd., Brevard, NC.
Group lunch at Square Root Restaurant, 33 Times Arcade Alley, Brevard,  to follow at 1:15 PM. (Reservation below)
             We need your restaurant reservations by November 28.

CLICK ABOVE FOR RESERVATIONS

directions to The Square Root

directions to Mossin' Annie's

Note:   There is construction in the area of the Mossery.    Additional directions (via I-26):
Take Exit 40 (Airport Rd) off I-26.  Head on NC 280 to Brevard.  After you pass Brevard College, turn LEFT on E. French Broad St.  When it dead-ends, take a left onto Park Rd. (ignore the 'road closed' barrier and drive through anyhow).  Then take an IMMEDIATE RIGHT on Elks Club Road (rock house on corner).  Drive past building on left to back of parking lot.  Mossery is located in the pine grove.    Note: If you use GPS, it will lead you into the road construction area from the Chestnut Road/Neely Road direction (which is blocked) and will create confusion.        Submitted by Annie Martin
(Adapt above directions to fit your preferred route to Brevard, NC)

Click on photo to see recent article in Grosse Pointe (Michigan) News

Click for information

October 16, 2016
Sunday 2:00 PM
Plant Auction
St. John in the Wilderness Hall
Flat Rock, N.C.

September 11, 2016
Sunday, 2:00 PM
Larry Mellichamp:  Native Plants as Companions to Rhododendrons
St. John in the Wilderness Hall
Flat Rock, N.C.

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July 17, 2016
Sunday, 2:00 PM
SE-ARS Picnic at Richards'
Plants for Members
Details in June-July Blue Ridge Review


PAST EVENT    Saturday, May 7, 2016
2:00-4:00 PM
Garden visit to Doley Bell's
INFORMATION

PAST EVENT   April 30 - May 1, 2016
2016 SE-ARS Flower Show
North Carolina Arboretum
         INFORMATION

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PAST EVENT    April 20-24, 2016
ARS/ASA Joint Convention 2016
Williamsburg, Va.

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PAST EVENTS    April, 2016
Garden Visits:  
Vaseyi ASA : 
Saturday, April 16, 1:00 PM  -  3:00 PM  Ray Head and Plants a Plenty (Wayne Hutchins), Rutherford County, NC.  Information

SE-ARS:
Saturday, April 23, alternate date Sunday, April 17:   Upstate South Carolina rhododendron gardens.   Details here.

Vaseyi Chapter ASA

PAST EVENT   April 9, 2016
Field trip to Vivian Abney's Native Azalea, etc, Nursery.  
Meet there at 1pm, If you want to bring your lunch, we can eat together at Vivian's picnic tables.
East Fork Nursery
2769 Bethel Church Road
Sevierville, TN 37876 - 
Phone: (865) 453-6108 

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PAST EVENT   March 20, 2016
Sunday, 2:00 PM
Hale Booth,  ARS District 10 Director, presents "Broadleaf Evergreens".
Joint Meeting with Vaseyi ASA.
St. John in the Wilderness Hall
Flat Rock, N.C.
Click for INFORMATION
​Handout with Nursery Sources

Vaseyi Chapter ASA

PAST EVENT
February 28, 2016
Sunday, 2:00 PM
 Alan Mizeras, "My Favorite Native Plants"
Bullington Center
 95 Upper Red Oak Trail
 Hendersonville, NC 28792
                                                        

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PAST EVENT   December 6, 2015
Sunday, 2:00 pm
SE-ARS Board Meeting.      The meeting is also open to any members who would like to attend.
St. John in the Wilderness Hall

PAST EVENT     December 5, 2015
Saturday 10:00 AM
Field Trip
Visit to Ray Head's Holly Collection
Alternate Rain Date: Saturday, Dec. 12th.
              After the garden visit, a group lunch at Strawberry Hill on Highway 11 in South Carolina, about 20 minutes travel time (3097 Highway 11 Chesnee, SC.).  Good food selections and moderately priced.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Ray by December 3, 2015, for reservations and directions.

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PAST EVENT
November 21, 2015
Saturday 10am-1pm
Central Carolinas Chapter (Charlotte,NC), Azalea Society of America
- Annual Banquet and silent plant auction - Stan Southerland will be giving a presentation on rhododendron hybridizing and heat tolerant rhododendrons. Lunch to follow the meeting. CPCC Cato Campus - 8120 Grier Rd Charlotte, NC 28215 in the Horticulture Building. (Chapter provides main dish and members bring side items)

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    PAST EVENT
November 8, 2015
    Sunday 2:00 PM
     Vaseyi Chapter, ASA
"How to Grow Azaleas from Seed"
Jay Jackson and Lindy Johnson
Bullington Center
Hendersonville, N.C.
          Bring a dish for potluck dinner.   Barbeque also supplied by Vaseyi Chapter.
          RSVP to Audrey ASAP.

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PAST EVENT
2015 ARS Fall Conference
Long Island's Legacy Revisited - October 16 -18, 2015
Plan on joining your friends and fellow rhododendron enthusiasts for "Autumn in New York".  The Fall Regional Conference will be held at the Islandia Marriott, Islandia, Long Island, NY.  Plans call for a relaxed agenda, several speakers who will present fascinating programs, and a Hybridizers' Roundtable substantially expanded in breadth and duration.  An exciting array of one year grafts will be featured at the Plant Sale, drawn from among the most spectacular new hybrids not otherwise available.  The event will also feature a Photo Contest, Foliage Show and Book Sale.  CLICK HERE  for more information on the event and registration forms.

September 27, 2015
Sunday 2:00 PM
VASEYI CHAPTER, ASA
                                          Joint Meeting with SE-ARS
SPEAKER:  BETTY MONTGOMERY  
AND​:​ PLANT AUCTION
   BETTY MONTGOMERY is a local celebrity and author and member of Vaseyi/ASA and SE-ARS.  Betty writes the monthly garden article in the Hendersonville Times News.  She has two spectacular, artistic gardens.  One in South Carolina and one in North Carolina.  She recently published a book called "A Four Season Southern Garden" and will give us a presentation based on her book.  Following is the book description:   In A Four-Season Southern Garden, Betty Montgomery shares her gardening experience from forty years of love and labor in both of her zone 7 gardens in the Carolinas.   A hands-on Master Gardener who derives great satisfaction from nurturing plants, bushes, and trees, Betty gives the reader tips and information on the most successful methods she has found for creating healthy and colorful gardens. Betty joined forces with photographer Dick Carr to put the lovely images of plants on the printed page.   Dick has been behind the lens of a camera for much of his life, capturing the beauty of nature as it miraculously unfolds.   Betty and Dick have chosen some of the plants that flourish in the zone 7 climate, focusing on the ones that Betty knows and grows.   With Betty s extensive knowledge of plants and Dick s keen eye for photography, the two have created a charming book that will take you on a pleasurable journey through A Four-Season Southern Garden.

PLANT AUCTION:Please bring any nice plants you are willing to donate to the auction.  This will be like a plant exchange with a Live Auction.  D​OLEY BELL​ has volunteered to run the auction.

This meeting on September 27 at 2 PM at St. John’s In the Wilderness in Flat Rock is a combined meeting with the Vaseyi chapter of the Azalea Society.   A lively auction for plants contributed by our joint membership following Betty’s talk is a great way to add highly desired plants to our gardens.

 

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PAST EVENT
Central Carolinas Chapter (Charlotte,NC), Azalea Society of America:
September 19, 2015 - 10am-12pm - Dr. Joe Coleman will be giving a presentation on Hurricane Creek Native Azaleas in Lumpkin County Georgia. These naturally occurring hybrids have many exceptional forms and a wide range in color variation. This will also be our annual cutting exchange. CPCC Cato Campus - 8120 Grier Rd Charlotte, NC 28215 in the Horticulture Building. 

PAST EVENT
July 19, 2015
Sunday 2:00 PM
Annual picnic
Plants for Members
Richards Garden

Information

PAST EVENT
June 27, 2015
Saturday, 9:00 AM
VASEYI CHAPTER ASA
S  Garden
Pizza
Take azaleas cuttings in garden

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PAST EVENT
June 14, 2015
Sunday, 2:00 PM
Annual Meeting and voting for Officers and Directors, followed by Roundtable discussion.   Bring your questions and get answers from our experts.
St. John in the Wilderness Hall

PAST EVENT
June 12 - June 20, 2015
MAC and POTOMAC VALLEY CHAPTERS ARS
JUNE 2015 MOUNTAIN TRIP
Field trips and hikes to Roan Mountain, Wayah Bald, Hooper Bald, Gregory Bald and other native azalea sites.
Click here for details

PAST EVENT
May 23 and 24, 2015
Saturday and Sunday
Garden Jubilee Festival
Hendersonville, N.C.
Volunteers from SE-ARS needed: Contact Marilyn Haynes

 
PAST EVENT    May 6-10, 2015
The world is coming to Sidney, BC, Canada for the 70th anniversary ARS 2015 Convention.  Hear presentations from international experts: Jim Barlup, Marc Colombel, Lionel de Rothschild, Ken Cox, Harold Greer, Guan Kaiyun and Hartwig Schepker. With special presentations from Laura Grant and Dr. Ben Hall; 29 private and public gardens will be on display over three days. Availability of new hybrids, species and rare rhododendrons for purchase.

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PAST EVENT
May 9, 2015
Field Trip.  
UTN BLOOMS DAYS SALE,  2518 Jacob Drive, KNOXVILLE TN (http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/)
Meet at 10:00 AM
Event website:   http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/bloomsdays.html
Brochure:   http://utgardens.tennessee.edu/documents/BloomsDaybrochure2015.pdf
Azaleas from East Fork Nursery (Vivian Abney)  will be available.

PAST EVENT
May 2-3, 2015
SE-ARS Flower Show
Information to be announced
http://www.se-ars.org/flower-show-classes-and-rules.html

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PAST EVENT
MAC Spring 2015 Meeting

• 24-26 April
• Raleigh, NC
  

http://macars.org/spring2015.html

PAST EVENT
April 26, 2015
Field Trip to UNC Charlotte
Sunday April 26, 2015 meet Dr. Mellichamp at the McMillan greenhouse at 1:00 PM
UNC BOTANICAL GARDEN CHARLOTTE, 9090 Craver Rd. Charlotte, NC  28269

UNC-CHARLOTTE BOTANICAL GARDENS WITH DR. MELLICHAMP --
Sunday April 26, meet Dr. Mellichamp at the McMillan greenhouse at 1:00 PM. The Garden’s GPS address is 9090 Craver Road Charlotte 28269. Here are written out directions : take I-85 north to exit 46A. Exit right and Turn right. Go 1.5 mi, to 3rd stoplight, turn right onto Mary Alexander Rd. Go ½ mi, turn right onto Craver Rd. Immediately turn right to park in Garden’s spaces, or continue a little bit and turn right into parking Lot 16 to park. Do share rides as best you can to limit number of cars as parking will be busy. There will be spaces somewhere in the immediate vicinity. Dr. Mellichamp will be there to meet folks at the appointed time.
We will gather at the McMillan Greenhouse right at the parking area.

PAST EVENT
April 19, 2015
Sunday, 2:00 PM
VASEYI CHAPTER ASA
Garden
Pizza
Flag azaleas in garden for June cuttings

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PAST EVENT
April 1, 2015
Wednesday
Hooper Bald Restoration, Multichapter Project ARS/ASA
Spring Cleanup
Click here for information

                                                    
    Click for slide show
PAST EVENT
March 26-29, 2015
ASA National Convention
Texas Forest Country Azalea Trails & Gardens                                                                                              Nacogdoches, Texas

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PAST EVENT (March 21, 2015)
Saturday, 12:00
SE-ARS Spring Banquet,  Silent Auction
The Chariot
715 N Church St, Hendersonville, NC
Speaker Ed Davis, UNC Charlotte
Mellichamp Terrace Native Plants. Video.
ONLINE RESERVATION AND PAYMENT HERE
MAIL-IN RESERVATION AND PAYMENT HERE
$20 per person

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PAST EVENT (Feb 21, 2015)
VASEYI CHAPTER ASA

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"Deer Resistant Evergreen Plants for Shade"
Audrey Stelloh
Bullington Center
Hendersonville, N.C.
Left: April Sanborn receives award from Vaseyi Chapter, presented by Leon Pace with Jean Pace documenting

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PAST EVENT
February 15, 2015
Sunday 2:00 PM
"YAKS: History, Horticulture, Homeland"
Jackson McCarter,M.D.
St. John in the Wilderness Hall
Flat Rock, N.C.

R. degronianum, ssp. yakushimanum ("YAK"). Click on photo to enlarge.

Dwarf Cryptomeria, natural companion of "yaks", available at Appeldoorn Nursery. Click on photo for more information.

PAST EVENT
December 6, 2014 
Saturday 10:30 AM
FIELD TRIP
APPELDOORN LANDSCAPE NURSERY.
1251 Jonestown Rd., Bostic, NC 28018
Lunch at Countryside Barbecue,
2070 Rutherford Rd, Marion, NC 28752
For photos of this past event, see Facebook