The Gardens at Lake Merritt » “California Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society” http://fogm.techliminal.com The Green Heart of Oakland for Fifty Years Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:05:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 Rhododendron Show & Sale: Saturday, April 9 http://fogm.techliminal.com/rhododendron-show-sale-saturday-april-9/ http://fogm.techliminal.com/rhododendron-show-sale-saturday-april-9/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:47:20 +0000 http://gardensatlakemerritt.org/?p=1216

The American Rhododendron Society, California Chapter, presents it’s Spring Show and Sale at the Lakeside Park Garden Center, 666 Bellevue Ave., Oakland. The Saturday, April 9, 2011 Sale will be from 10-4pm, the Show will run from noon-4pm. Admission is Free.

The Show will feature a splendid floral display representing a wide array of rhododendrons. In addition, many plants will be for sale including fragrant Maddenias, subtropical Vireyas and low growing cultivators suitable for small gardens.

And don’t miss seeing the Vireya Display Garden, located adjacent to the Garden Center, in the Gardens at Lake Merritt. This garden is home to the largest outdoor collection of Vireyas in the United States, where they flower throughout the year.

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Thursday October 21, 2010 7:30 PM
Lakeside Park Garden Center
666 Bellevue Ave
Oakland, CA 94610

Lepidoptera is the insect order that contains the butterflies andmoths. The Lepidotpera are the most recently evolved order of insects, havingarisen (presumably) from the caddisflies. Butterflies and moths are some of themost conspicuous and beautiful of insects, and they are among the few “bugs”that nearly everyone likes, although some are significant agricultural pests. Thetalk will focus on the evolution and ecology of butterflies and moths, and thelepidopteran species that are frequently encountered in the Bay Area.

Professor Washburn taught at UC Berkeley, and although retired, he is still very active and engaged in his life research. Among his many extensive accomplishments, he is an engaging docent at the UC Botanical Garden, where he can be found inspiring our next generation of entomologists!

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Photographer and plantsman Ted Kipping is a Certified & Consulting Arborist who has spent 40 years studying and working with woody plants and their associates. He has journeyed to many parts of the world to botanize and photograph plants and gardens to gain a better understanding. There is a plethora of lovely and visually engaging Rhododendron species to hold our interest YEAR-ROUND! Let us take a look at them together.  Sponsored by the California Chapter, American Rhododendron Society

Thursday, September 16, 7:30pm

Lakeside Park Garden Center

666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland

Contact: Elaine Sedlack  510 527-7592

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