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Natural Techniques Demonstration Garden

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Gather design ideas at Metro's demonstration garden in Southeast Portland to make your own yard a place of natural beauty.

Demonstration garden

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, year round
Free

Explore colorful flower displays, native plants, edible landscaping and a rain garden. Learn to care for your plants without pesticides or synthetic fertilizer. Enjoy Metro's monthly presentation series on seasonal natural gardening topics with hands-on learning, March through August.

There is no admission charge to this garden that replicates a typical Portland residential lot (116 feet by 50 feet).

Getting there

6800 SE 57th Ave., Portland (at Southeast Cooper Street)

Related Links

Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden

Smell the flowers, touch the leaves and feel inspired by this peaceful, playful demonstration garden at Metro's Blue Lake Regional Park in Fairview.

Related Internet links

• Audubon Society of Portland

  (http://www.audubonportland.org)

• The Regional Coalition For Clean Rivers And Streams

  (http://www.cleanriversandstreams.org)