RHODODENDRON TOUR
Th e Water Music Festival presents a colorful history of
fl owers on the Long Beach Peninsula May 2
Water Music Festival
Rhododendron Tour
BREAKFAST AND LECTURE
10 a.m. Saturday, May 2
Shelburne Inn, 4415 Pacifi c Way,
Seaview, Washington
$15, tickets are available only at
watermusicfestival.com
RHODODENDRON TOUR
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 2
Self-guided with map
A car is needed for distances between gardens.
$10, tickets and maps available at the English
Nursery and Bay Avenue Gallery
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Photos by Joshua Bessex
Bonnie Klein, left, and Michael Watts, right, stand in their backyard garden in Nahcotta, Washington.
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Rhododendron Fun Facts
• The name comes from rhodo, Greek for
rose, and dendron, meaning tree.
• The rhododendron is the Washington state
fl ower
• The rhododendron genus, among others,
includes heathers, mountain laurels, blueber-
ries, cranberries, huckleberries and azaleas
• Rhododendrons can grow up to 80 feet
high or be as short as 8 inches.
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