Thank you, Jane. It's an interesting possibility. Mike (97mi. north of Portland) On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 1:50 PM, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > From time to time, in the past mostly in California where PBS has many > members, bulb enthusiasts have held informal meetings. We also have a > significant number of members in the US Pacific Northwest, and perhaps we > can offer a horticultural and social opportunity for them. An obvious > choice of dates is the weekend of April 9-10 and surrounding dates, since > the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon hosts their very large plant sale, known > as "Hortlandia," on that weekend. The American Primrose Society presents a > show at the same venue on that weekend. > > Although some of our regional members who have nurseries will be very busy > setting up on Friday and selling plants the next two days, others might be > willing to welcome garden visitors. Early April seems a bit late for the > most interesting bulbs, especially given the likelihood of an unusually > warm (and wet!) winter, but there is still quite a lot, especially in the > open garden. > > I'd be interested to hear from correspondents on this list who might like > to open their gardens within reasonable driving distance of Portland, or > who would like to come to this area for the sale and perhaps see some > gardens and greenhouse collections the same weekend. We could probably > arrange an evening meeting somewhere central, as well; it might include a > talk and/or catered buffet. > > Let me know your thoughts! > > Jane McGary > Portland, Oregon > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >