Rhodies are in Bloom, and on Sale, this Weekend on Whidbey Island
By Seattle Mag March 21, 2014
!–paging_filter–pstronga href=”http://http://www.meerkerkgardens.org “Meerkerk Gardens/a’/strong (Green Bank, 3531 Meerkerk Lane, off Resort Road; 360.678.1912 or 360.222.0121) kicks off its strongspring opening day/strong this weekend, 3/22-23, 9 a.m.-4 p.m./p
pAnd as well as deals on a wide variety of hybrid, species and heritage rhododendrons, the nursery, which boasts 10 acres displaying our state flower (some already in bloom), is offering strong15 percent off/strong on select hybrids from Whidbey Island’s own world-renowned “hybridizer” Frank Fujioka./p
pDuring the sale, entrance to the Gardens is free!/p
pnbsp;/p
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