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Calendar of Events - Fall 2001

All RSCAR Meetings are at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Summer Street, Halifax, NS, 7:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. Friends, guests and anyone interested in rhododendrons, azaleas or companion plants are always welcome at RSCAR meetings or events.


4 September 2001
Meeting: Jenny Sandison: "Some Famous Gardens of the U.K." The Annual General Meeting will follow this talk.

15th Annual Steele Lecture
30 September 2001

Kenneth Cox: "The Riddle of the Tsang Po Gorges."
Nova Scotia Museum Auditorium, 3:00 pm.
Little explored and virtually inaccessible, the Tsang Po Gorge in south-east Tibet is the world's deepest gorge. This is the story of its exploration and the rich plant and animal life found there. Kenneth Cox, with friends, spent 10 years retracing the steps of Kingdom Ward's 1924-25 expedition.
See Special Notices.

2 October 2001
Meeting: Kenneth Cox: "Hybridizing for cold and northern climates."
Kenneth Cox, from a family of writers, plant hunters, nurserymen and world experts on Rhododendrons, runs Glendoick Nursery near Perth, Scotland. His talk will include slides and discussion of the "bird" hybrids, "mammal" azaleas and other new developments.

6 November 2001
Meeting: Jan Riddell and Dick Steele: "New Rhododendrons for Atlantic Canada." Jan will present a short report on the activities of the Atlantic Plant Breeding Study Group. This group is seeking to document important hybrids which have been developed for Atlantic Canada by Joe Brueckner, Don Craig, and Dick Steele. Dick will present slides of what he feels are important hybrids that he has created.

4 December 2001
Meeting: Christmas Party and members' slides. This is one of our favourite events. Please bring a few slides or photos of general interest from your gardening year.
See Special Notices.