The Oregon Garden

The Oregon Garden The Oregon Garden is a stunning, 130-acre botanical garden located in historic Silverton. Love your visit?
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The Oregon Garden is an amazing botanical wonderland with something for everyone! The Garden is beautiful in all seasons, and features more than 20 specialty gardens, beautiful water features, rare plants and more throughout our 80+ acres. Pets will enjoy taking a stroll through the Garden and stopping for a drink in the Pet-Friendly Garden. Kids will have a great time playing in the hobbit house

or digging for dinosaur bones in the Children's Garden. Avid gardeners and those who admire beauty will enjoy the Rose Garden and A-Mazing Water Garden. Wildlife aficionados will be at home in the Rediscovery Forest and Conifer Garden, while history buffs will find joy in the Lewis & Clark Garden and those seeking a relaxing experience will find peace in the Sensory Garden. Grow your involvement by becoming a member, volunteering, donating or attending one of our educational workshops or special events.

As part of our 25th Anniversary Week, we invite you to join us on July 1st from 6 to 8PM for a very special event!Spend ...
06/02/2026

As part of our 25th Anniversary Week, we invite you to join us on July 1st from 6 to 8PM for a very special event!

Spend the evening with nationally bestselling author Eileen Garvin, author of The Music of Bees, Crow Talk, and her newest novel, Bumblebee Season. Eileen will discuss her writing journey, inspiration, and connection to the natural world followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.

Books will be available for purchase from Atlas Bookshop

Link to purchase in comments. 👇 Don’t miss this special literary event celebrating community, storytelling, and the Pacific Northwest.

🌼 Join us for Education & Ecology Day during our 25th Anniversary Week! June 30th from 10am–NoonAuthor Ashley Erdely (Pa...
06/01/2026

🌼 Join us for Education & Ecology Day during our 25th Anniversary Week!

June 30th from 10am–Noon

Author Ashley Erdely (Pacific Northwest Wildflowers for Kids) will lead a FREE family-friendly workshop exploring the wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest through interactive learning, nature specimens, a slideshow presentation, and a fun “Invent Your Own Wildflower” craft station.

Perfect for families, nature lovers, and curious minds of all ages 🌿

✨ Free to attend, but space is limited and advance sign-up is required, link in bio!

🌅 Our May 31st Sunset Sunday at The Oregon Garden is officially SOLD OUT!Thank you to everyone who reserved their spot f...
05/28/2026

🌅 Our May 31st Sunset Sunday at The Oregon Garden is officially SOLD OUT!

Thank you to everyone who reserved their spot for an unforgettable evening of live music, delicious food and drink, and stunning sunset views. ✨

Missed out on this one? Tickets for our July 26th and August 30th Sunset Sundays are still available - but they won’t last long! Get yours before they’re gone!

Throughout history, we have looked to flowers as symbols - in times of loss, in times of love, in times of celebration. ...
05/25/2026

Throughout history, we have looked to flowers as symbols - in times of loss, in times of love, in times of celebration.

During World War I, the intense bombardment of the battlefields of Flanders in Northern Belgium disturbed the soil, inadvertently creating the perfect conditions for the dormant seeds of Papaver rhoeas, the common poppy, to bloom in abundance. The exact same act which cost so many soldiers their lives was simultaneously an act of creation.

In May of 1915, seeing the battlefield spring to life even amid the graves of his fallen comrades, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields”, cementing the red poppy as a symbol of remembrance that is still worn on lapels today in honor of fallen service members.

(Photo is of a different species of red poppy - Papaver orientale - located in our A-Mazing Water Garden.)

05/24/2026

While flora is our focus, The Oregon Garden is home to an abundance of fauna as well! Our more than 80 acres include both actively managed landscape and low-intervention natural areas which serve as habitat for native and non-native wildlife.

These are just some of the species observed on our property:

☑️ All sorts of birds including ducks, woodpeckers, owls and herons
☑️ Insects and arachnids of all kinds
☑️ Bullfrogs and Pacific tree frogs
☑️ Rough-skinned newts
☑️ Garter snakes
☑️ Deer
☑️ Wild turkey
☑️ Rabbits and hares
☑️ Coyote
☑️ Cougar
☑️… and our domesticated koi and chickens!

The presence of these creatures makes the Garden an excellent place not only for recreation, but for environmental education! Children especially love looking for critters in our A-Mazing Water garden.

Have you encountered any wildlife while visiting?

Our peonies are popping! These shrubby showstoppers are beginning to open all across our grounds. Grab your camera, your...
05/23/2026

Our peonies are popping!

These shrubby showstoppers are beginning to open all across our grounds. Grab your camera, your favorite people, and come wander our paths this week to see them in person.

Which of these beauties would you pick to add to your yard? Take the poll to let us know! 👇🏻

Our 2026 Art in the Garden exhibit is just around the corner! Want to be one of the first to view - and take home - this...
05/21/2026

Our 2026 Art in the Garden exhibit is just around the corner! Want to be one of the first to view - and take home - this year's pieces? Our opening reception is this evening and features wine, charcuterie, dance performance, artist meet and greet and a silent auction.

Can't make it tonight? The exhibit opens this Saturday and runs through September 7th. Free with admission! All pieces are available for purchase, with proceeds benefiting the Garden.

Link to tickets and additional info in the comments. 👇🏻

05/21/2026

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The foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) are in full bloom! A few fun facts about this fascinating flower: • All parts of the p...
05/16/2026

The foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) are in full bloom! A few fun facts about this fascinating flower:

• All parts of the plant are toxic
• It contains compounds which have historically and still are used medicinally
• It’s spotted flower throats serve as a landing strip for pollinators
• The name “digitalis” means “fingerlike”, and refers to the shape of the tubular flowers

See these blooms in person when you visit our Wedding and Medicinal Gardens.

Address

879 W Main Street
Silverton, OR
97381

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+15038744294

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