Traveling to Oregon? Stop by The Oregon Garden in Silverton for a visual feast of gorgeous color and tranquil botanical beauty. And be sure to check out my review of The Oregon Garden Resort.
Sometimes, a girl's just gotta get away.
This summer, a girlfriend and I skipped town mid-week and headed just about an hour south of Portland, Oregon for a relaxing girls' getaway.
We were treated to a lovely stay at the Oregon Garden Resort, which overlooks the 80-acre Oregon Garden.
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The Oregon Garden
The Oregon Garden is a stunning botanical wonder that opened in 2001, and consists of several different themed gardens.
It's a wonderful place to spend a morning or an afternoon, wandering from garden to garden.
This is mostly a self-guided garden, although there are free tram tours that take 25-minutes and you can get on and off at any of the six stops throughout the garden.
While you're here, be sure to stop for a bit at each garden, simply soaking up the beautiful pops of color and foliage.
If you're visiting from out of town, the Oregon Garden Resort (pictured above) opened in 2008 and is a wonderful place to stay. Read my full review of the Oregon Garden Resort.
Gorgeous color year-round
The horticulture staff at the garden does an amazing job at planting beautiful plants and flowers with each season.
Here's a look at some of my favorite flowers that were blooming during mid-summer.
Silverton Market Garden
One of the 20+ specialty gardens that can be found at the Oregon Garden is the Silverton Market Garden.
Here, many of Oregon's 147 agricultural products grow, including berries, grass seed, and hops.
You can also find egg-laying chickens in this garden, as well as the Oregon Garden Information Booth.
Children's Garden
The Children's Garden is a true delight for kids and adults alike. The sand pit allows kids to dig for dinosaur bones, while you can also play in a hobbit house or enjoy the miniature train garden and marvel at the adorable large shrub sculptures in fun shapes!
A-mazing Water Garden
This garden consists of a series of water areas that combines wildlife habitat and treated wastewater recycling.
Northwest Garden
One of the Oregon Garden's first completed gardens, the Northwest Garden showcases plants and trees that thrive in the Pacific Northwest. Here's a look at some of my personal favorites:
Bosque
Near the center of the Oregon Garden, is the Bosque.
This plaza hosts a collection of 40 planter boxes each containing a single Pacific Northwest Maple. The reflection off the water at sunset is particularly stunning.
Special events
The Oregon Garden hosts a large number of events that are open to the public throughout the year, as well as private events.
From yoga, movies, art, and music, you'll find all kinds of fun family-friendly events year-round. I'm told by friends that the winter holidays are especially magical here at the Oregon Garden!
When to go
This is a magical place that transforms in front of your eyes as the sun goes down. If you are able to attend an event that takes place around sunset, I highly suggest you do so. The garden at this time is absolutely breathtaking.
I couldn't take my eyes off the sunset everywhere we went in the garden during our visit.
That said, we also visited the garden mid-day, and it was just as lovely. Go anytime of year, anytime of day -- just GO to the Oregon Garden. It's a beautiful retreat from your everyday stresses and so close to Portland!
Visit
879 W. Main Street
Silverton, Oregon 97381
503-874-8100
http://OregonGarden.org
info@oregongarden.org
HOURS
7 days a week, 365 days a year
May - Sept 9am - 6pm
Oct - April 10am - 4pm
All photos are the property of Marlynn Jayme Schotland and Urban Bliss, LLC, and are copyright-protected.
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Thanks to the Oregon Garden for complimentary admission. As always, all opinions and photos are my own.
Kat Fox says
This makes me want to explore Oregon! Thank you!
Xoxo,
Kat Fox
Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says
These flowers are stunning!!
Danielle says
This garden looks beautiful and your photos are gorgeous. What beautiful colors in the flowers! I've been to Oregon, but never seen these gardens. It is a beautiful place. The gardens look nice and relaxing, perfect day trip!
Heidi Roberts says
I have only been to California on the West Coast - would love to visit Oregon one day.
Kacie says
The Oregon Garden looks beautiful; the perfect location for a picnic!
Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says
What a beautiful garden! I really need to get up to Oregon! My nephew and his family live outside of Portland. The sculptures and structures are lovely!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Oregon is a great place to visit, we love it here! :)
Natalie says
What a pretty place! I love all of the different colors and structures that you could see--it's an Instagram dream! :)
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
It really is so beautiful. Thank you, Natalie!
Lindsay Ingalls says
We once again have missed a Spring or Summer opportunity to visit the gardens so adding it to our list again for next year. We have been down twice for the holiday market and stayed at the resort for one of our visits but would love to see everything in bloom.
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Let me know how you like it when you go! :)
Meagan says
Love spending the day at botanical gardens like this one :) lovely shots of a lovely day!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
What a nice comment! Thank you, Meagan :)
Create/Enjoy says
Looks beautiful! I didn't realize it was year-round, would be fun to go in every season to see how things change!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
It would! It is beautiful year-round! Thanks for stopping by! :)
Theresa | Primetime Chaos says
What a lovely garden! The US just has so much to offer! I cannot wait to be back there in November. I have never been to Oregon but really want to go!
Thanks for sharing!
Love from Austria, Theresa
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
I had a great visit :) Hope you can experience it sometime in the future, too!
Pech says
What wonderful photos of the flowers and atmosphere, it looks like a great place to wander and just soak in the space! The Children's Garden looks like whimsical fun!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Thank you so much! I appreciate that :) It really is great!
Dijana says
Love this! It's been years since I was there, and I need to go visit again, so pretty!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
Isn’t it a fantastic place? Loved it!
Deborah Francisco says
These pics are beautiful! I used to live near Portland and I had no idea that Silverton had the Oregon Garden. I will have to make a trip sometime!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
You definitely do! It's so beautiful! :) Thank you, Deborah!
Erin @ Platings and Pairings says
So many gorgeous colors, and all that sunshine! It looks like it was a wonderful trip. I'll definitely need to check out the Oregon Garden soon!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
It’s such a fantastic place and I hope you can visit someday!
Catherine @ Ten Thousand Hour Mama says
My husband and I went to the Oregon Gardens 2 summers ago for a wedding, and it was a really big deal because we left our then 1-year-old for the event! We wished we could have spent more time there, but it just leaves plenty for us to soak in the next time we go. The Oregon Gardens really are stunning!
Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says
So glad you had a nice experience visiting here!