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DESCRIPTION:The Valley Forge Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society
  invites you to join them for a series of informative lectures at Jenkin
 s Arboretum &amp\; Gardens in Devon. All lectures are free of charge and
  no pre-registration is required. The first lecture of the winter season
  will be HYBRIDIZING EVERGREEN AZALEAS presented by Joseph Klimavicz\, A
 zalea Hybridizer.\nJoe Klimavicz\, with the help of his daughters\, has 
 been developing some exciting new hybrid evergreen azaleas. Some are nam
 ed and registered\, and others are numbered selections that will likely 
 be named in the future. Joe Klimavicz has been an avid hybridizer of fin
 e evergreen azaleas since the late 1980s. He carries out his active prog
 ram in the backyard of his one-third acre home in Vienna\, Virginia. Thi
 s garden is an example of highly intensive cultivation. Each year\, Joe 
 makes five to ten crosses and raises 500-1000 new hybrids that he moves 
 out of his basement and into his cold frames for the growing season. He 
 raises most of his plants in a one-gallon size\, but admits that he even
 tually throws 99% of them away\, saving only the very best of each cross
  for further evaluation and breeding\, or perhaps a prestigious spot in 
 his garden. The Klimavicz hybridization program is aimed at developing s
 turdier varieties that rae better able to survive neglect. Specific hybr
 idization objectives include a plant that is hardy\, vigorous\, disease 
 and insect resistant\, floriferous and has a flower that is long lasting
  and bright in color. Joe's three daughters also do their own azalea hyb
 ridizing.
URL:http://te.patch.com/events/lecture-hybridizing-evergreen-azaleas
SUMMARY:Lecture: Hybridizing Evergreen Azaleas
LOCATION:Jenkins Arboretum: 631 Berwyn Baptist Rd\, Devon\, PA
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