Welcome to the North Island Rhododendron Society
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The North Island Rhododendron Society, a Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society, was founded in 1984 with the society’s charter received on October 20, 1984. There were 13 founding memberships, including our current members Gwen Wright and Judith Walker.
Membership interest grew almost as fast as the plants, and by the summer of 1985 there were 26 regular memberships and 4 associate memberships. In recent years, our annual membership has averaged around 80 regular with 6 associate members.
The Comox Valley Rhododendron Garden
The North Island Rhododendron Society works with the city of Courtenay to maintain the Comox Valley Rhododendron Garden (CVRG). Located along the walking path between the Historic Train building on Cliffe Ave. and the Courtenay Airpark, the garden is ideally situated for maximum public enjoyment.
To learn more, we welcome guests to contact one of our executive members for information about attending our meetings held at the Comox United Church hall. We also publish a Monthly Newsletter (except July & August) which is full of information and is available on this website.