GARDENS TO SEE

Looking for a little gardening inspiration?  Or, how about just a beautiful place to spend an afternoon?  There are many wonderful gardens in Oregon and Southwest Washington. 
Here are a few of our favorites!

(click on the underlined name to visit the website)
 

 

PORTLAND METRO AREA

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden – Portland, Oregon   
Best time – Early April through October (festival – Mothers Day)
 
Elk Rock Garden at The Bishop’s Close – 11800 SW Military Lane, Portland
Best Time – year round
 
Hoyt Arboretum – Portland, Oregon
Best time – year round
 
Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve – Hillsboro, Oregon
Best time – year-round
 
The Japanese Garden – Portland, Oregon
Best time – year-round
 
Leach Botanical Garden – Portland, Oregon
Best time – year round
 
Portland Classical Chinese Garden – Portland, Oregon
Best time – year-round
 
Rogerson Clematis Garden –  West Linn, Oregon
Best time – May through Sept. (Inviting Vines Tour - Late May)
 
Tryon Creek State Park –  Portland, Oregon
Best time – Early April through Sept. (festival- Early April)
 
Washington Park Rose Test Garden – Portland, Oregon           
Best time – June through September (festival – June)
 
 

WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Adelman Peony Gardens – Brooks Oregon
Best time – Early May through Mid June
 
Cecil and Molly Smith Garden – 5065 Ray Bell Rd, St. Paul, Oregon 97137
Best time – Early spring (festival - Spring)
 
Champoeg State Park 1860 Kitchen Garden – St. Paul
Best Time – late summer to early fall (festival late August)
 
Historic Deepwood Estate – Salem, Oregon
Best time – year round
 
Mount Pisgah Arboretum – Eugene, Oregon
Best time – May through Sept. (festival mid-May and again in October)
 
The Oregon Garden – Silverton, Oregon
Best time – year-round
 
Schreiner’s Iris Gardens – Keizer, Oregon
Best time – May and June (festival – mid May)
 

State Capitol State Park – Salem, Oregon
Best time – Spring cherry blossoms – early April. Open year-round.
 

Swan Island Dahlias – Canby, Oregon
Best time – August through October (festival – late August)
 
Wooden Shoe Tulip Fields – Woodburn, Oregon
Best time – mid-March through mid-April (festival – Mid March to Mid April)
 

OREGON COAST

Connie Hansen Garden – Lincoln City, Oregon
Best time – year-round

 

 

SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens – Woodland, Washington
Best time – mid-April through July (festival mid-April through mid-May)
 

 

 
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