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TOURS
North Coast Tour
Tour gardens in or around Astoria and Warrenton.
When:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 9
Tickets:
$15; available 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on tour day at 690 17th St., Astoria
Details:
325-8024
Benefits:
Lower Columbia Preservation Society
The Garden Conservancy's Clackamas County Open Day
Explore five private gardens in Milwaukie and Oak Grove. Features include a beekeeper's garden, a xeriscaped rock wall and a rose tunnel path. Visitors can begin at the Chapin Garden, 1130 S.E. River Forest Road, Oak Grove.
When:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 16
Tickets:
$5 per garden; admission paid at each garden
Details:
or 1-888-842-2442
Benefits:
The Garden Conservancy and the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
EVENTS
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Oregon Lavender Festival:
Saturday-Sunday, July 9-10. Festival opens the door to more than 20 lavender farms and nurseries. Cut bouquets; choose lavender plants; watch craftspeople demonstrate their skills; and browse a diversity of lavender products. Each farm or nursery has activities planned and its own schedule; see the website for destinations and details.
or 971-533-7753
Full of Life Farm -- Friends and Family Day:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Take a guided tour of the pastures and see firsthand how the farm cares for its animals and manages soil and forage. Topics include soil improvement as the foundation of life; brooding and raising broiler chickens on pasture; and natural bug control. Activities include a cow-dog demonstration and live bluegrass music (bring a picnic lunch). Full of Life Farm, 7358 Champoeg Road N.E., St. Paul;
or 925-876-6720
OSU Master Gardener Tours:
11 a.m.-2 p.m. The 40-minute informational tours focus on the plants and garden areas. Wheelchair-accessible. Pittock Mansion, 3229 N.W. Pittock Drive;
or 823-3623
Villa Catalana Garden Party:
5-9 p.m. Rare Plant Research opens its gates to host a garden party at its Villa Catalana gardens. View locally produced artwork; take a garden tour; browse the nursery; and dine on the veranda by the 12-century-inspired Romanesque stone house while listening to a jazz trio. Reservations required. Rare Plant Research, 11900 S. Criteser Road, Oregon City; $10 (does not include dinner or other purchases);
or 780-6200
SUNDAY, JULY 10
Star Festival: 1-3 p.m.
Bring the family to this Tanabata festival with its custom of making origami paper ornaments, writing wishes in Japanese on colorful strips of paper and hanging them on bamboo branches. Japanese Garden, 611 S.W. Kingston Ave.; free with garden admission ($6.75-$9.50);
or 223-1321
TUESDAY, JULY 12
Senior Neighborhood Nature Walks:
10-11:30 a.m. Join in a 20-minute guided tour of Stenzel Healing Garden followed by a 60-minute hosted walk in the neighborhood to observe interesting plants, heritage trees and architecture. Meet at the Stenzel Healing Garden at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. For a map, visit the website or call for directions. Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, 1015 N.W. 22nd Ave.;
or 413-6507, 916-9295 or 294-0961
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
Help Spruce Up Laurelhurst Park:
9 a.m.-noon. Join Friends of Laurelhurst Park in pulling invasives, spreading mulch, pruning and other maintenance tasks. Tools provided; bring work gloves. Meet at the blue-green building on north side, 3300 S.E. Ankeny St.; 235-8702
CLASSES + DEMONSTRATIONS
SATURDAY, JULY 9
Junior Gardeners Club at The Oregon Garden:
10 a.m. "Geocaching in The Oregon Garden" (GPS treasure hunt). Series of workshops aims to teach children about gardening, the outdoors, health and fitness, arts and crafts and community awareness. Suitable for ages 5-10. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Participants may become garden members and pay for the whole series or attend individual sessions on a drop-in basis. The Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton; $15 drop-in rate for age 7 and younger, $23 for 8 and older (both include one adult); $50 annual membership fee covers garden admission for the child member and one adult guest and admission to all Junior Gardeners club activities;
or 877-674-2733
"Attracting Beneficials, Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Garden":
11 a.m. Learn to attract ladybugs, butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden. Registration required. The Garden Corner, 21550 S.W. 108th Ave., Tualatin; 885-1934
Family Gardening: Bringing Birds and Butterflies:
11 a.m.-noon. Discover how native plants can attract helpful creatures that fight your garden's pests and boost its bounty without harmful chemicals. Start with a tour through the organic garden to collect seeds and cuttings and finish by potting them to take home for free. Geared for families with children age 3 and older. Hosted by Metro. Registration required. Blue Lake Regional Park Natural Discovery Garden, 21160 N.E. Blue Lake Road, Fairview; free (parking $5-$7);
or 234-3000
SUNDAY, JULY 10
Adult Workshop: Landscaping for Conservation: Let Nature Work for You:
1-4 p.m. Topics include gardening with native plants that use less water and how the soil supports plants. Participants receive a free plant. Registration required. Tryon Creek State Natural Area, 11321 S.W. Terwilliger Blvd.; 636-4398
The Long-Blooming Garden:
1 p.m. Selecting and caring for plants that will give you blooms almost all year long. Joy Creek Nursery, 20300 N.W. Watson Road, Scappoose;
or 543-7474
What to Do in the Garden in July and August:
1 p.m. Farmington Gardens, 21815 S.W. Farmington Road, Aloha;
or 649-4568
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13
Creating a Summer Container:
11 a.m. Basics of container design. Registration required. The Garden Corner, 21550 S.W. 108th Ave., Tualatin; 885-1934
NW Garden Academy Workshop:
7 p.m. Tour the vegetable garden and get tips from a master gardener and commercial farmer about what's growing right now. Rossi Farms Red Barn, 3839 N.E. 122nd Ave.; $15;
or 971-313-0951
THURSDAY, JULY 14
Year-Round Vegetable Gardening With Oregon Tilth:
6-7:30 p.m. Registration required. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; $22-$25;
SATURDAY, JULY 16
Perennials for Containers:
11 a.m. Tips on maintaining fertility and winterizing pots. Farmington Gardens, 21815 S.W. Farmington Road, Aloha;
or 649-4568
"Gardens of Eatin': Basic Vegetable Gardening":
1-2:30 p.m. From picking edibles for the right spot and season to preparing the soil and watering waste-free, get the skinny on weeding, managing pests and growing a bountiful garden without toxic chemicals. Registration required. Hosted by Metro, Oregon State University Extension Service and Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District. Cooper Mountain Nature Park, 18892 S.W. Kemmer Road, Aloha;
or 629-6350
Garden Buddies:
2 p.m. Kids ages 4-12 can make and take home a birdbath. Registration required. Farmington Gardens, 21815 S.W. Farmington Road, Aloha; $5 materials fee per child;
or 649-4568
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