“Woodland Park Rose Garden offers a splendid setting for flower lovers to stroll the grass pathways circulating through 2-1/2 acres of rose displays.”
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Volunteer Park Conservatory
The Conservatory is a Victorian greenhouse in Seattle’s north Capitol Hill neighborhood. “Professional horticulturists with the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation care for the Conservatory’s collections, including bromeliads, palms, ferns, cacti, and seasonal display plants.”
International Rose Test Garden [in Portland]
“World renowned for housing a diverse and expansive collection of rare, unique and beautiful roses.” The garden is located in Washington Park, Portland.
Seattle Japanese Garden
The website for the Seattle Japanese Garden at the Washington Park Arboretum has information about visiting, an event calendar and a blog with articles about the garden.
VanDusen Botanical Garden
“A beautifully laid out garden containing thousands of rare, unusual and interesting plants.”
University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden
“Organized into geographical groupings of Asian, European, Eastern, and Western North American sections, and display plantings are hundreds of species and cultivars of North Temperate trees and shrubs and a xeriscape garden.”
Seattle Chinese Garden
“The 4.6-acre Seattle Chinese Garden will be one of the largest Chinese gardens outside of China, showcasing not only plants, but also stone, architecture and water elements that are customary to Chinese gardens.”
Portland Japanese Garden
The Portland Japanese Garden features five gardens that include a Tea garden and a Sand and Stone garden.
Portland Classical Chinese Garden
The walled Garden encloses a full city block and is an authentic Suzhou-style garden.
Oregon Garden
A Willamette Valley, OR garden featuring more than 20 specialty gardens and the Frank Lloyd Wright designed Gordon House.