Willamette Chapter ARS
Salem, Oregon
Calendar 2025—2026
Our chapter meetings are held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from September through May. Our meeting may be in person or via Zoom. Meeting information will be sent to members via email and newsletter.
In person meetings will be held in a meeting room at La Margarita Restaurant and Grill, 545 Ferry Street SE, Salem, Oregon, with dinner at 5:00 p.m. and meeting at 7:00 p.m. There is a parking lot on east side of building.
September 10 Christine Ebrahimi
Rock Garden 101
October 8 Linda Hardison
Plant Diversity across the State and in your Gardens: Resources from OregonFlora
October 18 Smith Garden Work Party
November 12 Mike Bones
Rhodies 101
November 20 Atsuko Gibson
Yakushima, 2024
December 6 Holiday Potluck
January 28 Jack Olson
Selecting Rhododendrons to Register
February 11 Harry Fuller
Garden Birds: How They Use
Your Garden and Neighborhood
February 21 Smith Garden Work Party
March 7 Smith Garden Work Party
March 11 Jun Tanaka
Gardens and Rhododendrons in Japan
Information about Soil
April 8 Tom Kaye
Plants on the run: how climate is changing and
native plants are responding
April TBA Willamette Chapter Trip to Washington
to visit gardens and nurseries
April 21—26 ARS Annual Convention,
Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island, BC,
Canada
May 13 Mike Stewart
Scottish Botanist David Douglas