Arboretum Dedicates Puget Sound Rhododendron Hybrid Garden
Sonja Nelson
Mount Vernon, Washington

Members of the ARS and representatives of the Washington Park Arboretum gathered under sunny skies on May 14 for the joyful task of dedicating the new Puget Sound Rhododendron Hybrid Garden at the arboretum. Rhododendrons have long served as a common bond between the two groups. Puget Sound hybridizers have invariably been members of the ARS, and the arboretum has collected and displayed local hybrids since the 1980s. The new garden reflects the extraordinary achievements of Puget Sound hybridizers and the arboretum's desire to showcase the local creations that form a part of its larger Rhododendron Collection.