Oregon Gardens
Albany
Albany Rose Society Rose Gardens
Eleanor-Hackleman Park, 654 Pine St SE, Albany, phone:
541-928-3888
Heritage Trees of Albany
Establish a greater understanding and appreciation for the
trees that have stood since Albany began. This is a self
guided tour. A detailed Brochure is available at the Albany
Visitor Assoc, 250 Broadalbin St., SW, Suite 110. (541)
928-0911 or 800-526-2256.
Master Gardener's Garden Tour
Bring your sketch pad as you tour
the garden of the masters. View the labors of love bestowed on
these beautiful gardens by their owners and creators. See
Albany Visitors Assoc for tickets/map. 250 Broadalbin St., SW,
Suite 110 (541)-928-0991 or 800-526-2256.
Monteith Historical District
Landscape Tour
This self guided tour takes approximately
one hour and leads you through this nationally registered
historic district. See Albany Visitors Assoc for brochure and
detailed directions. 250 Broadalbin St., SW, Suite 110
(541)-928-0991 or 800-526-2256.
Rose Garden
Take time to smell the roses in the
garden at Eleanor-Hackleman Park. These roses are beautifully
maintained by the Albany Rose Society. Located at the corners
of Pine and 7th streets, just one block off Pacific Hwy. For
more information call the Albany Visitors Assoc. 541-928-0991
or 800-526-2256
Victorian Garden & Gazebo
Nestled between two of the four
nationally registered historic districts in Albany, this
garden features heirloom plants and roses commonly grown
before the 19th century. Located on 8th between Lyons and
Ellsworth Streets. For more information call the Albany
Visitors Assoc. 541-928-0911 or 800-526-2256.
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Aloha
Jenkins Estate
8005 S. W. Grabhorn Road, P.O. Box 5868, Aloha, OR 97006
(604)642-3855.
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Ashland
Lithia Park
Season by season, you can witness an
ever-changing display of native, ornamental, and exotic
plant life. Whether you seek to enjoy this Trail for its
plant scenery or for its scientific points of
interest—either way, you'll be well rewarded. The entire Trail runs about one mile and
takes about two hours for a leisurely walk. You can begin or
stop anywhere along its length. As the seasons change, the park changes. New
photos are added to this Web site which capture each feature
at its most beautiful or most interesting. Come back often.
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Charleston
Shore Acres State Park (Gardens)
Off US 101, 13 mi. SW of Coos Bay, Charleston, OR 97420 (541)
888-3732 or (800) 551-6949.
Perched on rugged sandstone cliffs high above the ocean, Shore
Acres State Park is an exciting and unexpected combination of
beautiful natural and constructed features. Once the grand
estate of pioneer timber baron Louis Simpson, Shore Acres
features lushly planted gardens with plants and flowers from
all over the world. Something is in bloom almost every day of
the year.
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Clackamas
Tallina's Wedding Gardens and Conservatory
15791 SE Highway 224, Clackamas, OR 97015 (503)658-6148.
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Corvallis
Central Park
This city-center park features a gazebo, rose garden and
Solberg works of art. 6th., and Monroe St., 541-757-6918
Corvallis Rose Garden
Avery Park, 2245 NW 11th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333
(541)766-6918.
Peavy Arboretum
McDonald Forest, 8692 Peavy Arboretum Road, (Route 99W),
Corvallis, OR 97330 (541)737-4452.
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Crater
Lake
Castle Crest
Wildflower Garden
Crater Lake National Park, P.O. Box 7, Route 138, Crater Lake,
OR 97604 (541)594-2211 Ext. 402.
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Dallas
Delbert Hunter Arboretum & Botanical Garden
631 Park St., Dallas, OR (503) 623-7359
This beautiful arboretum and interpretive center is
located at the south end of the Dallas City Park.
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Eugene
George E. Owen Memorial Garden
Fanning out along a bend in the river near downtown Eugene,
the garden is a bright jewel in a long string of popular
Eugene waterfront parks. More then 100,000 people a year pass
through the garden. The nine acres were once the property of
George Owen, a lumberman and philanthropist. Owen donated the
land to Eugene, which began planting roses there in 1950.
Hendricks Park Rhododendron Garden
220
Summit Avenue, Eugene, OR (541) 682-5324.
This is Eugene's first city park and
home to rhododendrons reaching amazing heights.
Mount Pisgah Arboretum
33735 Seavey Loop Road, Eugene, OR 97405 Office: (541)747-3817
Visitor Center (541) 741-4110.
Mount Pisgah Arboretum is a 209-acre living
tree museum. Its riverside trails, quiet paths through
evergreen forests, water garden teeming with life, bright
wildflower meadows, and open views across oak savannas delight
all ages. Located within Lane County's Howard Buford
Recreation Area, the Arboretum lies between the Coast Fork of
the Willamette River and the slopes of Mount Pisgah.
Owen Memorial Rose
Garden
300 North Jefferson, Eugene, phone: (541) 682-4800.
Over 4,500 roses and ornamental plants grace this riverfront
park.
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Florence
Darlingtonia State Natural Site
US 101 5 miles north of Florence, OR (800) 551-6949.
Darlingtonia State Natural Site is the
only Oregon state park property dedicated to the protection of
a single plant species. Concurrently, the plants it protects
are the only carnivorous flora in the system. This 18-acre
botanical park provides parking and a boardwalk trail out into
a fen that is home to Darlingtonia californica. Also
called a cobra lily, the rare, strangely-shaped plant is the
only member of the pitcher plant family (Sarraceniaceae) in
Oregon.
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Lincoln
City
The Connie Hansen Garden
1931 NW 33rd Street, P.O. Box 776, Lincoln City, OR 97367
(541)994-6338.
The garden has been visited by thousands of people from all
over the world, many of whom make their pilgrimage every year
and remember with fondness their connections with the woman
who developed it. The Garden has been featured in the Fine
Gardening Magazine, Sunset, Better Homes and Garden Quarterly,
and other publications. The Conservancy’s mission is to
restore, preserve, maintain and continue the development of
the Garden, to promote gardening interest, and become the
focus of gardening in the area. The Garden itself is an urban
coastal garden and is utilized for the education and enjoyment
of the public.
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Medford
Claire Hanley Arboretum
569 Hanley Road, Medford, OR.
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Portland
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
SE 28 Avenue, (one block north of Woodstock),
Portland, OR 97202, phone: 503-771-8386,
email:
pkweb@ci.portland.or.us
Located on seven acres in a beautiful woodland setting, the pathways of Crystal
Springs Rhododendron Garden wind invitingly through more than 2,500
rhododendrons, azaleas, and companion plants. Beginning in early spring and
continuing into summer, they provide a magnificent display of color, giving
visitors the opportunity to view many varieties rarely seen in the Pacific
Northwest. During the fall, many companion trees add dramatic coloring.
Spring-fed Crystal Springs Lake surrounds much of the garden, attracting many
species of birds and waterfowl.
Elk Rock Gardens
The Bishop's Close, 11800 SW Military Lane at State Route 43, Portland, OR
97219-8436 (503)636-5613 or (800)452-2562.
Hoyt
Arboretum
Bureau of Parks, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland, OR 97221 (503)823-3655.
Explore a world of trees at Hoyt
Arboretum. Perched on the ridge overlooking the Oregon Zoo, this 175-acre
arboretum displays more than 900 species of trees and shrubs, including one of
the nation's largest conifer collections. Ten miles of gentle trails wind
through this living exhibit past hundreds of plants from distant places.
International Rose Test Garden
400 SW Kingston, Portland, OR 97201 (503)796-5193 or (503)248-4302.
Japanese Garden
Washington Park, 611 SW Kingston and Washington Park
Drive, Portland, OR 97201 (503)223-4070.
Portland's internationally recognized Japanese Garden beckons visitors from home
and abroad to enter its unique confines. Little more than thirty years old, it
represents a melding of Japanese traditional garden forms with American hurry.
When measured against its inspirational precursors in Japan, many of which are
hundreds of years old, the Portland garden has come to a maturity with blinding
swiftness. What the visitor sees today is the result of the efforts by hundreds
of dedicated persons who have given years of time and care and foresight to
match the vision that a group of Portland civic and political leaders had as the
1950s turned into the 1960s.
Ladd's Circle, Squares and Rose Gardens
SE Ladd & Harrison, Portland, OR 97214.
Leach Botanical Garden
6704 SE 122nd Avenue, Portland, OR 97236 (503)761-9503.
Leach Botanical Garden is sometimes referred to as Portland's
best kept secret. It is an undiscovered treasure with an
incredibly unique geologic past and quaint personal history.
For such a small parcel of property it boasts much diversity.
Since the land was placed in the stewardship of the City of
Portland and Leach Garden Friends, the property has expanded
from the original 4.5 acres to a little over 15 acres. The
landscape of the Garden represents not only the desires and
interests of John and Lilla Leach, but also has a dynamic
representation of expansion, diversity, and ongoing change
being nurtured by loving volunteers. The plant collections are
mostly what you find in any natural area in the Pacific
Northwest - mainly a coniferous forest with varying
underbrush. However, there are also many different types of
shrubs and trees native to Asia and the southeastern part of
the United States, a special interest of Lilla's. Visitors are
encouraged to wander their way through more than a mile of
trails in this exquisite collection of botanical plants and
trees.
The
Berry Botanic Garden
11505 SW Summerville Avenue, Portland, OR 97219-8309
(503)636-4112
Our garden began as the personal collection of a remarkable
plants woman, Rae
Selling Berry (1881-1976). We maintain and expand this extraordinary landscape
in the service of education, conservation and horticulture. Plants from around
the world mingle with those of the Pacific Northwest. Stroll the native plant
trail and learn about gardening for wildlife. The largest public rock garden on
the West coast is a beautiful place to view flowers of the mountains. See
uncommon trees, primulas, rhododendrons and more.
The Garden of Awakening Orchids (Lan Su Yuan, The
Classical Chinese Garden)
NW 3rd and Everett, Portland, OR (503)228-8131.
The Grotto
National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, NE 85th and Sandy
Boulevard, P.O. Box 20008, Portland, OR 97294-0008
(503)254-7371.
The National Sanctuary of Our
Sorrowful Mother, a beautiful 62 acre Catholic Shrine and
botanical garden, is located in Portland, Oregon. The
Grotto (as it is commonly called) is a non-profit Oregon
corporation, supported solely by the proceeds of its gift shop
and by donations. It is administered by the Friars of the
Order of Servants of Mary.
Peninsula Park and Rose Gardens
N Albina & Portland Boulevard, Portland, OR 97217.
The rose garden is one of Portland's most beautiful formal
rose gardens, with 8,900 plantings on a two-acre site. Upon
entering the park from Ainsworth and Albina Streets, visitors
are greeted by magnificent plantings of 65 rose varieties
which border the steps leading to the sunken rose garden, the
only one in Oregon. The rose garden was the showplace of its
time, with 300,000 visitors in the first year alone. The
official Portland rose, named Mme. Caroline Testout, is
maintained in the garden. Once planted by the thousands along
the streets of Portland, this rose earned Portland the name
'City of Roses.'
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Rogue
River
Palmerton Arboretum
West Evans Creek Road, Rogue River, OR (541)776-7001.
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Salem
Bush's Pasture Park
600 Mission Street SE, Salem, OR 97302 (503)363-4714
This park boasts a mix of open spaces, walking paths and a
Victorian greenhouse.
Deepwood Gardens
Deepwood Estate, 1116 Mission Street SE, Salem, OR 97302 (503)
363-1825.
In the 1930's, English style gardens
were created by the Northwest's first female landscape
architecture firm, Lord & Schryver. The 5.5 acres of Deepwood
Estate includes gazebos, the original carriage house, outdoor
wedding gardens, and the Rita Steiner Fry Nature Trail.
Martha Springer Botanical Garden
Willamette University, 12th Street, Salem, OR 97302.
The Martha Springer Botanical Garden is a great haven. Nestled
between the Sparks building and the Mill Race this is a great
place to come relax, learn about plants and see some very well
kept garden beds.
Mission Mill
Village
1313 Mill Street S.E., Salem, OR 97301 (503)585-7012.
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Silverton
The Oregon Garden
Enjoy one of Oregon's most popular destinations, where thousands of plants are
displayed in more than 20 specialty gardens. Explore amazing water features,
garden art, wetlands, the Rediscovery Forest, a playful garden just for kids,
the 400-year-old Signature Oak and the Gordon House, the only house in Oregon
designed by the legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Discover how easy it is
to relax and be dazzled at The Oregon Garden, located on 80 acres in Historic
Silverton.
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St. Paul
Cecil and Molly Smith Rhododendron Garden
5065 Ray Bell Road, St. Paul, OR 97137.
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Yachats
Old Rose Garden Tours
May - August. Enjoy a tour of an old rose
garden at Bramble and Rose, 2536 Hwy 101, Yachats (just north
of the village on the east side of the highway.)
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