View full sizeSee rhododendron and azalea blooms at a show and sale by the Tualatin Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society on Saturday, April 28.Events are free unless noted. Fees usually include materials; call to confirm. All area codes are 503 unless noted.
TOURS
Oswego Heritage Council Historic Home Tour
Tour includes five Lake Oswego homes and Richard Sundeleaf's landmarks.
When:
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, May 19
Tickets:
$30
Details:
635-6373 or
EVENTS
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
Tualatin Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Show and Sale:
Display of the top flowers of hundreds of varieties from society members (community members may also enter their rhododendron and azalea blooms). 7:30-9:30 a.m. truss entries and sprays accepted; 9:45-11:45 a.m. judging; noon-4 p.m. show; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. plant sale. Jenkins Estate, 8005 S.W. Grabhorn Road, Aloha; 629-6355
Lilac Days:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. daily, through May 13. Tour the gardens and the historic 1880s Victorian farm home of lilac hybridizer Hulda Klager. During Lilac Days, the home features a display of vintage hats and accessories. See website or call for bloom updates. Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, 115 S. Pekin Road, Woodland, Wash.; $2 per person, ages 11 and younger free;
or 360-225-8996
Metropolitan Garden Club of Portland Plant Sale:
8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. DiPrima Dolci Italian Bakery and Cafe, 1936 N. Killingsworth St.; by email to
Aloha Garden Club Plant Sale and Garden Faire:
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Perennials, trees and shrubs donated from members' gardens. Aloha-Huber Park School, 5000 S.W. 173rd Ave., Aloha
Clark Public Utilities Home and Garden Idea Fair:
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, April 27-29. Hundreds of local businesses showcase home- and garden-related products and services; family fun and hands-on activities for kids; indoor landscape displays; plant sales; educational environmental displays; displays featuring renewable energy resources and energy technology for the home; farmers market; and home and garden presentations. Clark County Fairgrounds, 17402 N.E. Delfel Road, Ridgefield, Wash.; $6 parking;
or 360-992-3000
Columbian Garden Club Plant Sale:
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Trees, perennials, fruits, shrubs, natives, door prizes, nursery pot recycling, and more. Corbett Fire Hall, 36930 E. Historic Columbia River Highway, Corbett
Glide Wildflower Show:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29. Presentations on landscaping, botanical illustration and other garden-related topics. Displays of hundreds of species of native flowers collected from southwest Oregon, as well as noxious weeds, medicinal plants, and photographs of rare and endangered plants. Glide Community Center, 20062 N. Umpqua Highway (Oregon 138), Glide; $3 suggested donation;
Invasive Species Invasion at Columbia Springs:
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Join volunteers in removing plant species invading the 100-acre urban greenspace. Snacks and tools provided. Columbia Springs, 12208 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver;
or 360-882-0936, ext. 230
Lake Grove Garden Club Plant Sale:
9 a.m.-1 p.m. Natives, vegetable starts, shrubs, hanging baskets and more. Wizer's Oswego Foods, 330 First St., Lake Oswego; 858-8524
Master Gardener Plant Fair and Sale:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Soil pH testing, plant clinic, garden, landscape and pest control recommendations, plus more than 20 vendors. Proceeds support Yamhill County Master Gardeners educational horticultural programs. Yamhill County Fairgrounds, 2070 N.E. Lafayette Ave., McMinnville;
or 434-7517
Spring Fair Tomato Sale:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Columbia County master gardeners' event offers 5,000 tomatoes in 40 varieties, tomato and general gardening information, raffle tickets, hourly prizes and displays. St. Helens High School, 2375 Gable Road, St. Helens;
Spring Plant Sale Fundraiser:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Rite Aid Wilsonville Distribution Center hosts this plant sale with more than 60 nurseries donating trees, potted plants, shrubs, bulbs and more, plus arts and crafts vendors and kid-friendly activities. Proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Rite Aid Distribution Center, 29555 S.W. Boones Ferry Road, Wilsonville; 685-6069 or by email to
Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival:
9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, through April 30. More than 40 acres of tulips and daffodils, children's play area, crafters marketplace, pony rides, wine tastings, wooden-shoe making, steam tractors and more. Visit the website for daily and weekend activities. Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm, 33814 S. Meridian Road, Woodburn; $5 per vehicle weekdays, $10 per vehicle weekends;
or 800-711-2006
Camellia Show and Garden Tour:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29, May 5-6. Varieties of camellias, lilacs, magnolias and other plants for sale. Dahack Gardens, 27997 Tiller-Trail Highway, Tiller; 541-825-3933 or 503-516-2521
Green Gardening Fair and Native Plant Sale:
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Learn sustainable gardening techniques through activities and information booths focusing on composting, watering, native plants and more. Native-plant sale features trees, shrubs and perennials. Sponsored by Friends of the Tualatin Hills Nature Park. Tualatin Hills Nature Park, 15655 S.W. Millikan Way, Beaverton;
or 629-6350
Kelly Butte Walk:
10 a.m.-noon. Join Jim Labbe of Audubon Society of Portland and retired Portland Parks and Recreation staffer Jim Sjulin for a walking tour of Kelly Butte Natural Area. Learn about its history and geology. Registration required. Kelly Butte Natural Area, Southeast 103rd Avenue and Clinton Street; 971-222-6139 or by email to
Native Plant Sale:
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29. The Audubon Society of Portland hosts this sale featuring more than 100 plant species. On-site experts will answer your gardening questions. Audubon Society of Portland Sanctuary, 5151 N.W. Cornell Road;
e or 292-6855
Portland African Violet Society and Mt. Hood Gesneriad Society Plant Sales:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Blooming African violets, gesneriads, streps and other houseplants. Tabor Heights United Methodist Church, 6161 S.E. Stark St.; 652-3094
Cecil and Molly Smith Garden:
11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays-Sunday, through May 20. The garden, renowned for its collection of species and hybrid rhododendrons, opens during the blooming season. Cecil and Molly Smith Garden, 5065 Raybell Road, St. Paul; $3;
or 647-2896
Learn, Grow and Engage With Oregon Tilth:
1-4 p.m. Join Oregon Tilth in a community work party. Registration required. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; 779-4631
Wilsonville Garden Club Plant Sale:
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Mixed annuals and fuchsia baskets; annuals and divisions from members' gardens. Wilsonville Public Library, 8200 S.W. Wilsonville Road, Wilsonville; 678-2009
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Hoyt Arboretum Friends Spring Color Tour:
3 p.m. Join curator Martin Nicholson for a stroll through the arboretum. Hoyt Arboretum, 4000 S.W. Fairview Blvd.; 865-8733
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Clark County Master Gardener Foundation:
7 p.m. Jodee Nickel discusses gardening with youth offenders from the Clark County juvenile justice system at the 4-H Restorative Community Service Food Bank Garden at the Heritage Farm. Room 202. CASEE Center, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie, Wash.;
Washington County Master Gardeners:
7:15 p.m. "Orchid Culture and Their Care." First Baptist Church, 5755 S.W. Erickson Ave., Beaverton;
or 821-1150
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Cedar Mill Garden Club Plant Sale and Garden Art Fair:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 4-5. Perennials, ferns, peonies, other plants, garden art, bee houses, birdhouses and other garden-related items for sale. There also will be a contest to create a steam-engine train and/or planter by recycling clean, empty gallon paint cans. Cedar Mill Bible Church, 12208 N.W. Cornell Road, Cedar Mill;
or 649-7741
SATURDAY, MAY 5
Tualatin Valley Garden Club and Tualatin Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society Plant Sale:
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 5-6. Vegetables, herbs, landscape plants and garden-related materials. Washington County Fair Complex, 873 N.E. 34th Ave., Hillsboro
Clackamas County Master Gardeners Spring Garden Fair:
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, May 5-6. Free soil pH testing, 10-Minute University classes, potting station and more. Clackamas County Event Center, 694 N.E. Fourth Ave., Canby; $3;
or 266-1136
New Leaf Plant and Book Sale:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Bedding plants, used books, arts and crafts, Mother's Day gifts. Trinity United Methodist Church, 3915 S.E. Steele St.; donation of two cans of food for people or pets for Fish Emergency Service;
or 777-3901
Tualatin River Native Plant Sale:
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Plants include wood violets, pink checker mallow, wild ginger, star-flowered sedum, evergreen strawberry, purple penstemon, evergreen huckleberry, mock orange and low Oregon grape. Plus presentations on "Flowering Natives of Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge," 10 a.m., and "Plants and Fungi of Oregon's Varied Ecoregions," 11 a.m. Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge Wildlife Center, 19255 S.W. Pacific Highway, Sherwood; 625-5944, Ext. 227
Multnomah County Master Gardeners Plant Sale:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Organic veggie and herb starts, garden workshops. All Saints School, 601 N.E. Cesar Chavez Blvd.;
Saturday Tours of Leach Botanical Garden:
11 a.m.-noon first Saturdays. Registration required for groups of more than eight. Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 S.E. 122nd Ave.; 823-1671 or by email to
CLASSES + DEMONSTRATIONS
SATURDAY, APRIL 28
A Successful Community Gardening Experience:
10 a.m.-noon. Discover growing techniques such as succession sowing, companion planting and vertical gardening. Learn about soil, plants, compost and beneficial insects. Sponsored by Oregon Tilth. Registration required. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; $22-$25;
or Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation, 503-675-2549
Soil School:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Workshops on soil productivity and stability. Offered by West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. Registration required. Friendly House, 1737 N.W. 26th Ave.; $10 individual, $15 per family (includes lunch);
or 238-4775, ext. 105, or by email to
SUNDAY, APRIL 29
Planting Your Pond With Aquatic Plants:
11 a.m. Hughes Water Gardens, 25289 S.W. Stafford Road, Tualatin;
or 638-1709
Rain Gardens 101:
1-5 p.m. Offered through East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District. Registration required. Overlook House, 3839 N. Melrose Drive;
or 935-5368
Rhododendrons:
1 p.m. Explore the range of structure, size and leaf forms. Joy Creek Nursery, 20300 N.W. Watson Road, Scappoose;
or 543-7474
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Washington County Master Gardeners Class:
9:30 a.m. "Mason Bees." Demonstration Garden at Washington County Fair Complex, 882 N.E. 28th Ave., Hillsboro;
or 821-1150
SATURDAY, MAY 5
"Gardens of Eatin'":
10-11:30 a.m. Edible landscaping. Hosted by Metro, OSU Extension Service and Washington County Master Gardeners. Registration required. Demonstration Garden at Washington County Fair Complex, 882 N.E. 28th Ave., Hillsboro;
or 234-3000
"Hangin' With Angela":
10 a.m. Learn to care for summer hanging baskets. Drake's 7 Dees Garden Center, 16519 S.E. Stark St.; www.drakes7dees.com or 256-2223
Hanging Baskets: 10 a.m. Create a replica of the baskets hanging on Lake Oswego streets in your home's color theme. Registration required. Luscher Farm, 125 Rosemont Road, West Linn; $33-$38 per class, includes supplies and maintenance instructions;
or Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation, 503-675-2549
Mother's Day Workshop:
11 a.m. Create a hanging basket with lasting blossoms and color. The Garden Corner, 21550 S.W. 108th Ave., Tualatin; $35 includes materials; 885-1934
Veggie Gardening 101
: 11 a.m. Topics covered include soil, fertilizer, plant selection, planting to maximize space, and maintenance of your backyard veggie garden. Registration required. Dennis' 7 Dees Garden Center, 1090 McVey Ave., Lake Oswego;
or 636-4660
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