ALMANAC.Byline: The Register-Guard Orchid society to hold show at Oakway Center The Willamette Orchid Society will hold its annual orchid show and sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at in the Oakway Center at the intersection of Oakway and Coburg roads. Admission is free. The event will feature displays by Oregon orchid societies and professional growers, the sale of plants and growing materials and free advice from society members. For more information, call Marcia Romick at 683-2500 or e-mail jerrymarcia@worldnet .att.net. Registration opens for hardy plant weekend Early registration is recommended for the Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its Hardy Plant Group's 19th annual Hardy Plant Study Weekend to be held June 18-20 at the Valley River Inn. The event will feature six speakers from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and England and tours of 18 gardens. The speakers are Timothy Walker of England (`Color in Verb 1. color in - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film" color, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour a Small Garden" and "The Healing Power of Plants'), Keith Wiley of England (`On the Wild Side - An Experiment in New Naturalism naturalism, in art naturalism, in art, a tendency toward strict adherence to the physical appearance of nature and rejection of ideal forms. Artists as diverse as Velázquez, J. F. Millet, and Monet, have followed naturalistic principles. " and "Erythroniums and Other Woodland Aristocrats'), Richard Hartledge of Seattle (`Planting Design, Some Personal Reflections'), Judy Glattstein of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (`Japanese Plants for American Gardens'), Roger Gossler of Springfield (`The Other Seasons - Winter and Fall Wonderful Plants'), and Marietta O'Byrne of Eugene (`Exciting Borders - Interesting Uses of New Plants." The fee for the three-day weekend is $100. Registration material can be obtained at www.thehardyplantgroup.org or by calling 342-6696. Mail notices of garden-related events to Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. , The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440; or send e-mail to jboyd@ guardnet.com. |
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