I too like Jane’s idea, particularly if a get together can be scheduled around the Hortlandia hours. Everyone has to eat so a catered buffet or dinner on Saturday could work well. I think we can all agree that the garden we’d really like to see is Jane’s. She probably has the most bulbiferous display in the Portland area. Wild Ginger also grows lots of bulbs but they’ll be up to their eyeballs in Hortlandia work so we should probably just plan to enjoy the bulbs they bring to the sale. If it’s in bloom you can bet it’ll show up at the sale. Jan > >> 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/