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.
I often refer to myself as a “plant enabler”, a sort of legal dealer that tries his best to hook his customers up with the best plants for their landscapes. Plants are easy to get addicted to, believe me, and running a garden center means you are surrounded on a daily basis by treasures that beckon you to take them home, plant them, and watch them flourish - even if you are out of room, just ask my poor wife. If I jump in a time machine to some 30 years ago, I can see…