However in recent years, some of these rhododendrons were transferred back to the Town of Lake Cowichan where they now form the nucleus of the Lake Cowichan Memorial Rhododendron Garden, established to commemorate the pioneering work of both the Stokers and the Simpsons in the Lake Cowichan area. [...] This part of the valley is bordered on the north by an inaccessible (by road) mountain range and by the USA border to the south, with the river going roughly down the middle of the valley. [...] Rhododendron gardening was in an upsurge at that time, and the result was the formation of new ARS chapters in the middle area of the valley, firstly north of the river, the Fraser Valley Chapter in Maple Ridge in 1988, and then south of the river, the Fraser South Chapter in Langley in 1989. [...] Situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario in the heart of Mississauga, the unique microclimate and massive white pines of the garden nourish and shelter the rhododendrons. [...] The importance of Dick Steele and Don Craig to the development of rhododendron gardens in Nova Scotia and to the founding of rhododendron organizations in eastern Canada in the second half of the 20th century cannot be overstated.
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