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Connecting Our Communities
— Growing gardens ­—
Resources abound for taking care of your landscape
By KARA HANSEN
Pamplin Media Group
Whether you want to
beautify your yard
or grow your own
dinner, Oregon
has a bounty of resources avail-
able for the home gardener.
Sometimes just visiting one of
the state’s many nurseries or
garden centers can open your
eyes to a world of possibilities
for your home landscape, wheth-
er your interest is sparked by
edible and sustainable design,
exotic bamboos and tropical spe-
cies or rare ornamental shrubs
and trees.
Bosky Dell inWest Linn is a
bit off the beaten path but is a
destination for plant species na-
tive to the Pacific Northwest. It
also carries creative, shabby-
chic garden décor, often with a
focus on reused or repurposed
materials.
Need expert tips, help identify-
ing a bug or ideas for dealing
with specific gardening dilem-
mas? Get in touch with one of
Oregon State University Exten-
sion Service’s master gardeners,
volunteers trained to offer gar-
dening information and educa-
tional opportunities. Master gar-
deners can offer guidance for
how to take better care of your
yard, help diagnose plant prob-
lems and offer tips and tech-
niques for maintaining your
plants. For details, including hot-
line numbers and workshops,
visit metromastergardeners.org.
The Hardy Plant Society of
Oregon is a membership-based
organization that offers plant
sales, open garden tours and ed-
ucational events and activities
throughout the year. You can
connect with other passionate
gardeners of all skill levels or
get insider access to open gar-
den tours, plant and garden art
sales and workshops; learn
more at hardyplantsociety.org.
The Oregon Association of
Nurseries (oan.org) offers a
range of resources, including a
searchable database of plants
and a map and listing of nurser-
ies and garden centers through-
out the entire state.
Here’s a sampling of local gar-
den centers you might visit for
plants, tools, supplies, advice
and inspiration:
Beaverton
n Dennis’ 7 Dees — 10455 S.W.
Butner Road (503-297-1058 /
dennis7dees.com)
n Farmington Gardens — 21815
S.W. Farmington Road (503-649-
4568 / farmingtongardens.com)
Lake Oswego
n Dennis’ 7 Dees — 1090 McVey
Ave. (503-636-4660 /
dennis7dees.com)
Sherwood
n Al’s Garden Center — 16920
S.W. Roy Rogers Road (503-726-
1162 / als-gardencenter.com)
n Loen Nursery — 18710 S.W.
Pacific Drive (503-625-2222 /
loennursery.com)
Southwest Portland
n Cornell Farm — 8212 S.W.
Barnes Road (503-292-9895 /
cornellfarms.com)
Tigard
n The Gardener’s Choice —
14240 S.W. Pacific Highway (503-
684-2727 /
gardenerschoicetigard.com)
Tualatin
n The Garden Corner — 21550
S.W. 108th Ave. (503-885-1934 /
thegardencorner.com)
n Hughes Water Gardens —
25289 S.W. Stafford Road (503-
638-1709 /
hugheswatergardens.com)
West Linn
n Bosky Dell — 23311 S.W.
Bosky Dell Lane (503-638-5945
/ boskydellnatives.com)
Wilsonville
n Barn Owl Nursery — 22999
Peters Road (503-638-0387 /
barnowlnursery.com)
n Wilsonville Garden Center
— 27755 S.W. Parkway Ave. (503-
682-9507 /
wilsonvillegardencenter.com)
PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP PHOTOs: VERN UYETAKE
Joe Kerzell, manager at Dennis’ 7 Dees in Lake Oswego, works with garden plants at the store, which offers
a wealth of gardening supplies and advice at multiple locations in the Portland area.
In addition to
plants and
landscaping
resources,
Dennis’ 7 Dees
offers fertilizers
and anything
else you might
need to care for
your garden.