PlantFest returns to Clackamas Community College!

This year’s PlantFest welcomes Lisa Graff of Lux Perennials Nursery with her talk, The Power of Fall Planting: Long-Blooming Perennials for Color from Spring to Fall. Drawing on her lush, two-acre English-style garden, Lisa will showcase top-performing perennials known for their season-long blooms, sharing expert tips on planting, care, and design. Learn the benefits of fall planting, discover hardy and unique varieties, and get inspired to create a vibrant, low-maintenance garden that thrives from spring through fall.

Doors at 9:30 a.m. | Door Prizes & Speaker Session with Lisa Graff: 10–11:30 a.m.
Plant sale: 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Lecture admission: $10 members, $5 student members, $20 non-members

Plant sale admission is free and open to the public! On-site parking is free.

Following the speaker session, attendees are invited to browse a curated selection of boutique nurseries, artists, and other gardening-related booths.

PlantFest 2025 Nurseries Include:

Alpine Gardens | Black Dog Gardens & Nursery | Dancing Oaks Nursery and Gardens | Green Seed Gardens | Illahe Rare Plants | Kiona Native Plants | Lux Perennials Nursery | N&M Herb Nursery | Out in the Garden Nursery | Plethora of Primula | Rancho Cacto | Rarity Garden Peonies | thicket | Van Hevelingen Herb Nursery

Artists and Other Vendors for the Gardener:

CCC Student Growers & Artists | Kneighborhood Knives | Oregon Association of Nurseries | Southbound Ceramics | Wild Wisdom Wool Pellet Co.

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