EVENTS
GLC Fall Meeting 2024
The Great Lakes Caall meeting will be at Secrest Arboretum in Wooster, Ohio, on October 19, 2024 beginning at 11 am. The meeting will have a few presentations from chapter members on recent trips to see rhododendrons and azaleas in the wild. We would also like to have a roundtable discussion about chapter hybridizers, history, and plants.
Address:
Secrest Arboretum 1680 Madison Ave Wooster, Oh 44691
RSVP’s:
Please RSVP by emailing (cryan@holdenfg.org) or calling me (228-344-8298). Hope you all can make it!
Meeting Schedule
11 am – Chapter Business meeting and Plant Exchange/Sale
Please bring plants you would like to sell or raffle off among members.
12 pm – Lunch
1 pm – Tour of Secrest Arboretum with curator Jason Veil
2:30 pm – Short presentations by chapter members on recent excursions to see rhododendrons and azaleas in the wild.
4 pm – Roundtable discussion on chapter history and hybridizers
5 pm – End of meeting, optional dinner for members, location TBD
Nearby Accommodations:
Quality Inn 2055 Lincoln Way E, Wooster, OH 44691•(330) 262-5008
Hilton Garden Inn 959 Dover Rd, Wooster, OH 44691•(330) 202-7701
Best Western Plus 243 E Liberty St, Wooster, OH 44691•(330) 264-7750
Comfort Suites 965 Dover Rd, Wooster, OH 44691•(330) 439-0190
GLC Spring Meeting 2024
Our 2024 ARS-GLC Spring Meeting will be held at the Leach Research Station in North Madison, Ohio in conjunction with their open house on Saturday, May 25, 2024. We will help Connor Ryan and his staff host visitors from the local community. Up to a 150 visitors are anticipated. ARS-GLC members are asked to volunteer in whatever way they see fit. You can bring trusses for and help set up for the truss show, manage parking, help run the plant sale and set up educational stations at different locations throughout the Leach Station grounds where they will offer a mix of short tours and educational vignettes . Potential topics for members to discuss include plant care, local hybridizer history, diversity of rhododendrons, rhododendron hybridizing, and native species to name just a few.
GLC Fall Meeting
Wine & Rhodos
Great Lakes Chapter Fall Meeting
Join us for a fun and educational weekend of plant knowledge and wine tasting in the beautiful fall colors of Northeast Ohio.
Registration https://forms.gle/mbCVJWLh7t1oZtrz6
or call 440-602-3819 and leave a message with your name, number of guests and dates you expect to attend.
Register by October 6th!
Saturday October 14th
11am Tour of David G. Leach Research Station
1-4pm Chapter Meeting – Discuss 2024 Spring meeting and other chapter business & Plant Sale
4:15pm Evening Program at Holiday Inn Express 11200 Gold Ct, Painesville, OH 44077
4:30-6:30pm “Wines of Ohio” with Kevin Ostrowski (Appetizers included)
6:30pm Zappitelli’s – Traditional Italian Dinner
7:30pm “Grapevine versus Rhododendron” an adult playground for Rhododendron nerds and garden geeks including hands on demonstrations and plant science toys with Juliana Medeiros
Sunday October 15th
10am Tour of Brotzman Nursery
12:00-1:00 Zoup - Selection of Soup and Sandwiches
2pm Local Winery Tasting, location TBD
6pm Holden Arboretum Shelter House - Dinner - Aladdin’s - Selection of Pita Wraps, hummus platter
7pm Presentation “Title TBD, Fall color” - Eric Oesterling
Cost
This event is for ARS members only, memberships are available for purchase at the event.
Meeting Registration $110 payable at the event in cash or check.
Covers tours, presentations, food and wine for “Wines of Ohio”
Suggested Hotel
Holiday Inn Express 11200 Gold Ct, Painesville, OH 44077
GLC Spring Meeting
GLC Spring Meeting
May 28, 2023
Great Lakes Chapter Spring Meeting
Goodell Gardens & Homestead, Edinboro PA
ARS/ASA Joint Convention
American Rhododendron Society/Azalea Society of America Joint Convention
April 19-23, 2023
Atlanta, Georgia