Jane, I will be in Portland the weekend you mention, and am game to spend the entire weekend focused on plants! Sounds great to me! Robin Hansen Nursery robin@hansennursery.com -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mike Rummerfield Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 5:18 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Pacific Northwest events 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/ > ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4489/11249 - Release Date: 12/24/15