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Portland’s Oldest Public Rose Garden

May 21, 2012February 21, 2018 admin 5 Comments Emanual T. Mische, Gardens, Oregon, peninsula park, Portland, roses, test garden

The International rose test garden in Washington Park gets all of the attention, but did you know that it is

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A Garden Full of Surprises

May 17, 2012May 17, 2012 admin 0 Comments Gardening, Gardens, Oregon, plants, Portland, statuary, vignette, whimsy

This may look like an ordinary garden, but it most certainly isn’t. Yes, it has bones (I mean in the

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Portland Fountain Tour: Tanner Springs

April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 Glenda 0 Comments art, Atelier Dreiseitl, Daniel Lownsdale, Friends of Tanner Springs, GreenWorks P.C., Pearl District, springs, Tanner Creek, Tanner Springs

Tanner Springs is within what is known as the Pearl District of Portland. Tanner was once a wetland and lake

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Packy, Oregon Zoo’s Famous Asian Elephant

April 11, 2012 Glenda 2 Comments Asian elephant, Belle, Morgan Berry, Oregon, Oregon Zoo, Packy, Packy turns 50, Portland

Packy was born on April 14, 1962. At birth he weighed 225 pounds. He is an Asian elephant at the

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Chapman and Lownsdale Squares

November 14, 2011March 29, 2012 admin 2 Comments David Manuel, Douglas Tilden, drinking fountain, John H. Beaver, Occupy Portland, Oregon, Oregon Trail, Parks, Portland, status, war memorial

Chapman Square, acquired in 1869, is one of two, courthouse squares, Chapman and Lownsdale, in The Plaza Blocks. Located inside

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Mill Ends Park – World’s smallest park

August 8, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Dick Fagan, Mill Ends, Oregon, Parks, Patrick O'Toole, Portland, worlds smallest

Some time back I did a blog about some of the outstanding parks that Portland has, including those that set

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Portland: Stumptown

July 13, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 2 Comments Lovejoy, Oregon, Pettygrove, Portland, Stumptown

So, by now, readers of my blog will know how Portland became known as the City of Roses, but that

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The Jenkins Estate

July 1, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 2 Comments Beaverton, Gardens, Jenkins Estate, Oregon, Park Rivendale, Parks and Recreation, travel, Tualatin Hills

The Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation department continues to surprise me. First there was the Cooper Mountain nature preserve which

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The Portland Japanese Garden

May 24, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments dry, Japan, Japanese Garden, natural, Oregon, Pond, Portland, Stone, water

I almost have to apologize that it has taken me so long to mention the Portland Japanese Garden in anything

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Rain done Right

May 15, 2011February 27, 2012 admin 0 Comments barrels, Downspout, irrigation, Oregon, Portland, Rain

When you live in a place that has lots of rain, there are two things that you can do –

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