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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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Jenkins Estate blooms despite the weather

March 31, 2012March 31, 2012 admin 0 Comments Beaverton, flowers, Gardens, Jenkins Estate, Oregon

To say that this has not been a normal spring is perhaps an understatement. Two weeks ago we had snow

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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 Oregon Garden

May 10, 2011February 15, 2012 admin 4 Comments Gardens, Oregon, Silverton, The Oregon Garden

It was over a decade ago that The Oregon Garden was created. There was a lot about it in the

Free Garden Admission

April 21, 2011 Brian Arboretum, Botanical, Gardens, Hoyt, Leach, Oregon, Portland, Silverton, travel

Here is a great offer that is made available by Better Homes and Gardens. On May 6th you can get

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens

April 20, 2011March 20, 2012 Brian Azalea, Crystal Springs, Gardens, Oregon, Portland, Rhododendron

Crystal Springs is one of Portland’s lesser known gardens and I am not quite sure why. Sure, it is not

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Portland Parks are more than Special

April 12, 2011February 27, 2012 Brian Forest, Gardens, Oregon, Parks, Portland, Rose, State, Tryon Creek

For a fairly small city, Portland is #1 in the nation for many things, and I am sure I only