Hardy Fern Foundation The primary study garden is located at the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden in Federal Way, Washington. The Hardy Fern Foundation is affiliated with research plantings and displays at botanical gardens, arboreta and related public institutions throughout North America. University of British Columbia Botanical Garden The UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research located in Vancouver, Canada. Our mission is excellence in plant research, education and conservation. Please visit and enjoy this garden of science and beauty WNARSP  Western North America Rhododendron Species Project (WNARSP)                                         The WNARS Project mission is to research and identify all locations of the indigenous Rhododendron species of the western United States and Canada and create a computerized archive of this information. WNARSP endeavors to spread the knowledge through their website, Magazine and newsletter articles, and custom maps for researchers. Glendoick Gardens It all started over 100 years ago. Born in 1893, Euan Cox was invalided out of First World War and avoided going on a troop ship which was sunk just outside Southampton. During the war, he worked as John Buchan’s secretary at the Foreign Office. In 1919 Euan was invited by the well-known plant hunter and garden writer Reginald Farrer to accompany him to upper Burma on a plant collecting expedition. Peter and Ken Cox, notable experts, run a garden and nursery in Scotland., The American Rhododendron Society The American Rhododendron Society is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to encourage interest in and to disseminate information about the genus Rhododendron.  Members' experience ranges from novice to expert.  Society activities include public education, flower shows, seed exchanges, scientific studies, and communication through publications and local and national meetings.  ARS chapters are located throughout the United States and Canada and in Denmark, Holland, Scotland, Sweden and Sikkim. Seattle Rhododendron Society Benefits of membership include monthly newsletter, events and educational opportunites Vancouver Rhododendron Society Azalea Society of America Some of this site is limited to members, but much of it is open for readers and it includes material on care and cultivation as well as a free newsgroup that you can join whether or not you are a member of the Society. Royal Horticultural Society The site of the Rhododendron, Camellia and Magnolia Group of the RHS Vireya Site This website is dedicated to presenting the plants of Rhododendron subgenus Vireya - more commonly known as Vireya Rhododendrons, or simply Vireyas. It is an excellent reference site. Bovees Nursery Growers and Sellers of Tropical Vireyea Rhododendrons, Alpine, Rock Garden, and Rare Plants - Now in their 57th year!  Greer Gardens Greer Gardens ship all over the world, year 'round. The online Plant Catalog offers about 4,500 varieties of plants and close to 700 photos, ranging from conifers, perennials, bonsai and ferns, to azaleas, rhododendrons, magnolias and maples.   Hennings Steve Hennings' site with many links and his own Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore Leach Botanical Garden Leach Botanical Garden is located in a woodland hollow carved by Johnson Creek in southeast Portland, Oregon. This botanical garden specializes in preserving the original Leach collection as well as introducing Northwest native plants through educational programs, conservation, and community involvement. Meerkerk Gardens Located on Whidby Island, in Washington State, Meerkirk is dedicated to developing and testing hybrid rhododendrons for growing in the Pacific Northwest.  Their 50 acre woodland garden is well worth a visit. Mendocino Coast Botanical Garden The only public garden in the continental US that sits directly on the Pacific Ocean Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens offers everything from colorful displays to thunderous waves. The mild maritime climate makes it a garden for all seasons, attracting gardeners and nature lovers alike. Manicured formal gardens, a dense coastal pine forest, fern-covered canyons, diverse plant collections, and flower-filled coastal bluffs overlooking the blue Pacific Ocean are among the many attractions. Whale watchers can take shelter in the Cliff House to view winter and spring migrations, bird lovers will delight in the over 150 species of birds that live in or visit the Gardens annually. All this and more awaits you.   New York Botanical Garden The New York Botanical Garden is a museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization. Founded in 1891 and now a National Historic Landmark, it is one of the greatest botanical gardens in the world and the largest in any city in the United States, distinguished by the beauty of its diverse landscape and extensive collections and gardens, as well as by the scope and excellence of its programs in horticulture, education, and science. Ole Jonny Larsen ~ Norway Ole Jonny Larsen, a teacher in a Norwegian state school teaching language, literature and history, is also an addicted collector of plants who particularily favors Rhododendron species. He has one of Norway’s biggest private collections of the genus. He has written many articles in the Norwegian, the Danish and a Swedish Rhododendron magazine, as well as other horticultural publications.  He has recently written an article for Rhododendron, Magnolia and Camellia Group of the Royal Horticultural Society in England to be published in the 2009 year book (“Growing Magnolias in cold climates”).  He is a European member of the ARS seed exchange committee, and the Rhododendron Species Foundation.  Even if you cannot read his articles (written in Norwegian) his photos are well worth the visit to his site. Dedrological Plant Image Gallery Gerd Seehawer has been involved in the practical and theoretical aspects of dendrology since about 1980. His interest in dendrology was aroused by visits to the nearby Botanical Gardens. Gerd has an extensive photo-library and his site is well worth the visit.  His garden became the location of dendrological experiments and thus a small, remarkable arboretum. He provides contacts, exchanges and suggestions for anyone interested in botany. Celebrating Wildflowers Celebrating Wildflowers (a part of the US Forest Service) is dedicated to the enjoyment of the thousands of wildflowers growing on our national forests and grasslands, and to educating the public about the many values of native plants. Specialty Nursery Guide Welcome to the biggest little nursery Guide in Western Washington that is packed with the information so many gardeners turn to.  Links, sales, maps, tips & more.