The public is welcome to attend all Chapter activities. All meetings are held on Sundays at The Gardens at Elm Bank, Putman Building, 900 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA unless noted otherwise.
2025
• 1/26/2025 1:00 pm (ZOOM) Magnolias by Phillipe De Spoelberch. Phillipe De Spoelberch is founder of the large private garden ‘Herkenrode’ and the arboretum ‘Wespelaar’ in Belgium.
• 3/16/2025 1:30 pm Greetings from West Virginia; Let’s Enjoy Ericas & Companions in a Garden Setting and Explore Native Haunts by Doug Jolley
• 4/27/2025 1:30 pm Rare Find Introductions by Ron Rabideau of Rare Find Nursery, New Jersey
• 5/17–18/2025 Rhododendron Society Show and Sale, lectures, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
• 11/2/2025 12pm Founders’ Day Lunch, Brooks’ Lecture at Papa Razzi, 16 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA. Join us for an ample and delicious luncheon buffet and lecture at Papa Razzi Restaurant in Wellesley. After lunch and the lecture we will have the Seed Exchange for the Cross of the Year as well as other crosses made by some of our Chapters’ best breeders.
Cost: $40 per person. Reservations Required. Deadline to register is Sunday October 27th.
Reservations: make out your check to ARSMC and send it to: Peter Littlefield, 17 Walden Way, Milford, MA 01757 Contact Pete at 508-473-4313 or email peter.littlefield@verizon.net for questions or last minute reservation changes.
Brooks’ Speaker Juliana Medeiros, “The Science of Color: how pink, orange, red and purple help Rhododendrons survive and reproduce in a stressful world”
Board Meetings
All Board Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 6:00 pm via Zoom, and are for Board Members only.
Massachusetts Rhododendron society 