by Alan K. Lee
We’ve had a few frosty mornings recently here in western Oregon, but we’ve also had some 60 degree days, the daffodils are blooming, and a few trees and shrubs have started to leaf out. Spring is just around the corner. And that means it will soon be time to visit or revisit some of the many outstanding botanical gardens in the Pacific Northwest. Many of them will be highlighted in the spring gardens series of posts on this site in the next few months.
New posts will be coming on Leach Botanical Garden in southeast Portland, the International Rose Test Garden in Portland’s Washington Park, Deepwoods Garden and Gaiety Hollow Garden in Salem, and possibly a few others, e.g. Shore Acres on the southern Oregon coast and PowellsWood Garden in Tacoma.
And we will have updated posts on many of the other gardens in Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, including the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland, Hulda Klager Lilac Garden in Woodland, Washington, Connie Hansen Garden in Lincoln City, Oregon, and the world famous Butchart Gardens near Victoria, BC.
We’ll also revisit the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Hubbard, Oregon, Hoyt Arboretum and the Lan Su Chinese Garden In Portland, as well as the Portland Japanese Garden.
So, if you’re a lover of flowers and gardens, stay tuned for our spring garden series. In the meantime, enjoy the photos above, and those below, taken at the International Rose Test Garden, which will be the first post in the series.
Posted March 6, 2022.
All photos © Alan K. Lee