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The Flat Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Portland Japanese Garden

We prepared for rain when we visited Portland, Oregon because the average annual rainfall is 36 inches. Therefore we were not deterred from visiting the Portland Japanese Garden in February. We were on a American Camellia Society (ACS) tour. The median age of this group is seventy, with anyone mobile walking the gardens in intermittent […]

Lan Su Chinese Garden. Camellia. reticualta ‘Dr. Clifford Parks’

Lan Su Chinese Garden

When my wife, Lynn, and I travel we always plan on visiting key gardens and major museums. Therefore when visiting Portland, Oregon for a camellia show and an American Camellia Society meeting we were pleased the local host arranged a tour of Lan Su Chinese Garden. Our tour guide informed us that Lan Su Yuan […]