Children and grownups can experience the wonders of nature while learning how to garden naturally and organically at the new Blue Lake Natural Discovery Garden located next to the water spray ground.
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Natural techniques demonstration garden
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Gather design ideas to make your own yard a place of natural beauty at Metro's demonstration garden in Southeast Portland.
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, April through October.
There is no admission charge to this garden that replicates a typical Portland residential lot (116 feet by 50 feet).
Natural gardening advice
Presentations 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and activity times 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. second Saturdays, April through October.
Getting there
6800 SE 57th Ave., Portland (at Southeast Cooper Street)
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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
- Soils for Salmon
(http://www.soilsforsalmon.org)
- Learning Gardens Laboratory
(http://www.aboutus.org/Learning_Gardens_Laboratory)
- Audubon Society of Portland
(http://www.audubonportland.org)
- The Regional Coalition For Clean Rivers And Streams
(http://www.cleanriversandstreams.org)