Rhododendron Conference 2002

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Rhododendrons in Horticulture and Science, Edinburgh 2002

Friday 17 - Sunday 19 May 2002

This international conference is being supported and sponsored by The Royal
Botanic Garden Edinburgh and The Royal Horticultural Society.

The conference will provide a range of lectures by many internationally
renowned speakers covering many aspects of rhododendrons and related plants.
It will aim to provide a mix of horticulture and science that will appeal to
a wide audience and will cover cultivation, collection and status in the
wild, taxonomy including recent molecular work, problems with pests and
diseases and the use of rhododendrons in modern gardens. There will be a
poster display of recent work and an art exhibition of fine rhododendron
paintings, many of which have been painted from the cultivated collections
in Edinburgh.

For the benefit of international delegates the conference immediately
precedes the Chelsea Flower Show and coincides with The Floriades, a 3 month
horticultural spectacular in the Netherlands held once every 10 years.

Conference participation will be limited to 200. If there is sufficient
interest there will be workshops on rhododendron identification hosted by Dr
David Chamberlain and Dr George Argent on 16th and 20th May and each
restricted to 25 persons. A Pre-conference tour to southern gardens and a
post-conference tour to northern gardens will be arranged, but numbers will
probably be limited to 30 persons per tour.

To register interest please contact:

Dr G. Argent
Rhodo '02
The Royal Botanic Garden
Edinburgh EH3 5LR
Scotland
United Kingdom

email: g.argent at rbge.org.uk
fax: +44 (0)131 552 0382

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