amoenum coccineum        "I humbly ask forgiveness of all the rhododendrons I have caused to die through ignorance or bad advice. May this website help to atone for my mistake by allowing beginners, as we all are one day, to avoid making the same errors."
Marc Colombel

 
       ¤    Founder of the S.B.R. in 1993 and first President for 14 years.

       ¤    Silver Medal from the American Rhododendron Society in 2008.

       ¤    Speaker at the Bremen International Symposium in 2010.

       ¤    Conservatory of polyploid rhododendrons in Josselin in 2014.

       ¤    Speaker at the A.R.S Convention in 2015 in Sydney (B.C.) in 2014.

       ¤    Speaker at the A.R.S. Convention in 2017 in Eureka (U.S.A.)

       ¤    Speaker at the 2019 A.R.S. Convention in Parksville, BC

       ¤    Speaker at the A.R.S. Convention in 2022 in Vancouver (U.S.A.) and in Parksville (B.C.)

       ¤    Gold Medal from the American Rhododendron Society in 2024.