Spring is the best time to enjoy the preserved Salem gardens of Lord & Schryver: Gaiety Hollow and Deepwood Estate. Open Garden at Gaiety Hollow, 545 Mission St. S.E. in Salem, Oregon, is now open Wednesdays from 10 a.m.–4 p.m. The Deepwood Garden, 849 12th St. S.E., is open daily from sunrise to sunset, however […]

Clackamas County Master Gardeners will help grow your green thumb through their free Lecture Series, presented on the second Monday of the month from 7–8 p.m. at the Milwaukie Center, 5440 S.E. Kellogg Creek Drive in Milwaukie, Oregon. May 11: Microbiomes on Fresh vs. Store Bought Fruits and Vegetables presented by Gwynne Mhuireach (approved for […]

Multnomah County Master Gardener Association — with volunteers from OSU Extension Service Master Gardener — is hosting a Learn In-The-Garden series focusing on sustainable gardening and land stewardship every fourth Sunday through the summer. Join in and attend, rain or shine. No registration required. Just drop by the Multnomah County Demonstration Garden anytime from 10 […]

Bauman’s Harvest Festival has more than 30 activities for kids of all ages, and the nursery has consistently been voted the #1 pumpkin patch in the Willamette Valley year-after-year. For 38 years, the farm is transformed into a buzzing activity center in the fall with mazes, obstacle courses, giggle-worthy rides, oodles of farm animals and […]

Summer is gone, and fall is here and so are fall classes at area garden centers that will keep your creative juices and green thumbs going. Here’s a selection: Coiled Pine Needle Basketry, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Saturday, October 3, Portland Nursery, 9000 S.E. Division St. Learn the foundations of coiled pine needle basketry with Elder […]

French Prairie’s Fall Festival is 10 a.m.–5 p.m. October 3–31, closed Mondays. Enjoy the last of their blooming Sunflowers and enjoy more than 20 activities including their famous Pigtucky Derby Pig Races, a huge corn maze, corn cannon, apple slingshot, and a 12-acre pumpkin patch with more than 20 different varieties, tractor wagon rides, the […]

Come join the Marion County Master Gardener Association for a day of celebration and learning. Learn how to boost the population numbers of pollinators through the joy of gardening. If you are curious about what pollinators might be in your backyard and what plants can help create a more eco friendly habitat, then this is […]