WVHPG Educational Speaker Program Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Schedule
Tue Oct 08 2024 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene | Eugene, OR
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Join us on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 at 7:00 pm in the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR 97402, to listen to Guy Meacham, from J Frank Schmidt & Sons Co. Guy will be presenting "Developing and Selecting Better Trees".Guy will be discussing how they go about the process of searching, selecting, breeding and developing new and better selections of ornamental trees for future gardens, parks and city landscapes.
Guy Meacham is a graduate of Merrist Wood College in the UK. He worked in propagation nurseries in the UK, Holland and France before beginning his career at J. Frank Schmidt & Sons Company as Propagation Manager. Guy has also been a member of the IPPS (International Plant Propagator’s Society) Western Region since the late 1980's, and he is interested in all aspects of propagation, plant breeding and selection.
Program Location: The in-person meetings and speaker programs take place at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene OR 97402.
Entrance is on the east side of the building and there is ample parking in the parking lots, which can be accessed from both Chambers St or W 13th Ave, with additional parking in the adjacent Looking Glass Center parking lot. Please do not park under their covered entry way. For location and parking information see our website at: https://www.thehardyplantgroup.org/contact
Overflow parking is also available in the first 20 spaces on the east and south side of Redeemer Fellowship Church just across Chambers St to the west.
Meetings begin at 7:00 PM, but the doors open at 6:30 PM for botanical sample browsing, refreshments, and socializing. We meet the second Tuesday of the month, September through November, and January through May. The public is invited to attend our meetings. Admission is free for members and $5 for non-members.
This program will also be broadcast live via a Zoom webinar, if you are unable to attend in person, to all members of WVHPG. If you are not a member and would like to view this webinar please see our "About" page on our website to learn how to join. https://www.thehardyplantgroup.org/about
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Where is it happening?
Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene, 1685 W 13th Ave, Eugene, OR 97402-3743, United States,Eugene, OregonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
