CVRS April Meeting

APRIL 2026
Written By Joanne Meredith

Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 7pm at The HUB at Cowichan Station

Informed Choices When Selecting Rhododendrons for Your Garden

with Alan Campbell

Rhododendron cinnabarinum

Alan Campbell’s PowerPoint presentation helps sort through the thousands of rhododendron plants available to gardeners visiting nurseries and plant sales this spring.

He will speak about:

  • Some of his favourite rhododendrons such as Rhododendron augustinii

  • Old, faithful and reliable hybrids — the solid choices for every garden such as R. ‘Taurus’ and R. ‘Fantastica’

  • New, stunning hybrids created by outstanding hybridizers, such as R. ‘Starbright Champagne’

  • Some fine species rhododendrons with unique characteristics such as R. pachysanthum

  • There will also be time for Questions & Answers

Alan Campbell is one of the most knowledgeable rhododendron experts on Vancouver Island. He has served in various capacities at local, regional, and International levels of the American Rhododendron Society. His former five-acre garden in Shawnigan Lake was a popular destination for rhododendron enthusiasts who, over the years, witnessed the garden develop from newly planted one-gallon sized plants to a mature rhododendron woodland through which Alan and Sandy, and their guests, could stroll in wonder.

Joanne Meredith
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