Specialty Garden Tours

We offer a number of Specialty Garden Tours. Specialty Garden Tours are generally a little more than 30 minutes, depending on the interests of the group and questions that come up. Individuals with additional questions may want to spend more time talking with the docent following the group time.

Group leaders will want to arrange specialty tours well in advance in order to ensure that docents are available. The menu of specialty tours will change from time to time. Be sure to check with us about even more opportunities.

The Conifer Garden - Our Conifer Garden showcases over 500 species of conifers and additional companion plants. See and hear stories about some of the more spectacular specimens. The colors, textures, and quirks hold a few surprises for everyone.

The Lewis and Clark Garden - Plants will be your hosts and metaphor as you take a journey from The Dalles down the Columbia and on to the Pacific Coast. These are native specimens that would have been encountered by Lewis and Clark on their famous journey.

The Silverton Market Garden - Backyard gardens from a local perspective. You'll have lots of opportunity to ask questions and feel and sniff the plants. Square foot gardening. Lasagna gardens. What do we plant and why? The art in this area is fun, too.

The Wetlands - The Oregon Garden is what we are and where we are because of the decision of the City of Silverton to create these wetlands. Your guide will talk about the history of these created wetlands, native plants installed here, and animals that have come to make their homes.

The Tropical House - Officially opened in November of 2008, this is a relatively new installation for us. Watch as we grow our collection of orchids and other tropical friends. Will there be a tree frog? Orchids blooming?

The Oak Grove - (coming in 2010) - Learn about plants used by Native Americans in their seasonal rounds. Acorns from the white oaks, camas bulbs, and more.
 

To request a group tour or specialty garden tour click here and submit a group tour request form or call 503-874-6017 or e-mail grouptours@oregongarden.org .