by friends | Feb 21, 2021 | Blooming
Not too many shrubs reach their peak in the middle of winter, but this glossy-leafed evergreen does just that, located throughout the garden. Tiny white flowers offer a sweet vanilla scent. Denise Rubenstein posts What’s Bloomin’ at the Rhododendron Garden...
by friends | Feb 21, 2021 | News
This past Tuesday in the Rhododendron Garden volunteers weeded and dug their way down Barto’s Path. We removed loads of native snowberry and rushes that were a little too happy in the irrigated spaces of the Rhodie garden and transplanted quite a few of them to...
by Katie Brady | Feb 11, 2021 | Volunteer Opportunities
Last week a crew of twenty-five, including seven young men from a UO fraternity, weeded, mulched, and dug their way up the Summit Path. This coming Tuesday, Feb 16, in the Rhodie garden, volunteers will help beautify the garden areas along Barto’s Path, one of...
by friends | Feb 5, 2021 | News
In the third week of March, due to COVID-19 guidelines, Parks and Open Space cancelled all group volunteer events, first through April 8 and then through May 11. Hendricks Park Volunteer Coordinator Christina Bentrup, who doubles as gardener in the Native Plant...
by friends | Feb 5, 2021 | News
This spring, Friends of Hendricks Park and Hendricks Park Volunteer Coordinator Christina Bentrup started an effective new Adopt a Plot program to keep the beautiful forested area of the park healthy and ivy-free. Volunteers are assigned small areas of the park that...
