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 […]

Enjoy a unique combination of nature and culture at O-Tsukimi or the Moonviewing Festival at the Portland Japanese Garden from 5:30–8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26, and 6–8:30 p.m. Sunday, September 27. Moonviewing guests can start the evening with a light vegetarian meal catered by Obon Shokudo, accompanied by a koto or […]

Save the date! PlantFest 2026 will be held at Clackamas Community College for its 3rd year. Expect an educational (and entertaining!) speaker event and vendors selling plants for your fall planting! A celebration of the changing seasons and the arrival of fall, PlantFest is the perfect way to say goodbye to summer and welcome the […]

Run, walk or crawl…or do them all!! Fight for your Life 5K was created in remembrance of Emily Pohlschneider-Edwards. The race at 10:30 a.m. on September 27 is hosted at Emily’s family farm, French Prairie Gardens, where she grew up and helped work the fields. This flat course will be located on dirt roads winding […]

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 […]