Learn to create and care for a striking and unique Japanese moss ball using our own Pacific Northwest native plants to feature their beauty, versatility, and purpose for our habitat. Pre-registration required.
Is a Douglas fir a true fir tree? Do you know a Western red cedar when you walk by it on the trails? Join our instructor Ken Denniston and expand your knowledge of native conifers. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required.
Stop by the Hoyt Arboretum Visitor Center courtyard from 10 AM -12 PM to explore Pop-Up Nature displays and pick-up your own Nature Passport. Collect stamps of discovery for each weekly display you visit. After collecting 6 stamps, you earn a nature-based surprise!
Portland Japanese Garden will offer a public demonstration of Chado, the Way of Tea, at the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center from 1:15 – 2:15pm.
Exclusive to our Patron and Steward Members, Twilight Hours is a series of three evenings throughout the peak summer months when the days are longest.
Sold Out. Few aspects of the traditional Japanese garden are as instantly recognizable as the elegant, distinctive contours of a well-maintained Japanese maple. This one-day workshop provides a basic understanding for these special maples found in a Japanese garden through a guided, thematic garden tour, lectures on cultural contexts, and various types of maple pruning methods and techniques.
Star Festival features a colorful display of tanzaku, or wish strips, hanging from bamboo. This tradition of writing wishes or prayers comes from the Edo period, when children were encouraged to practice their writing and hang them from bamboo for all to see. Tanabata is one of five seasonal festivals celebrated in Japan since the 8th century.
Photographer Members and their guests are given extended evening access to the Garden. These ‘golden hours’ are an ideal time to capture the Garden without the crowds, while the extended light of the summer sun illuminates the landscapes.
Let the natural world inspire your innate creativity in this 90-minute, in-person Nature Journaling experience led by artist Elizabeth Higgins. Pre-registration is required and includes all four dates: July 5th, 12th, 19th, and 26th
Do you ever wonder what a bee is exactly? How do they pollinate? How do they grow? You can learn the answers to these questions and more with author Audrey Sauble.
Experience a two-hour guided forest bathing walk through Hoyt Arboretum’s unique tree collection and forested areas. Forest Bathing (also known as Forest Therapy) offers many health benefits from stress relief to immune system and mood support. Pre-Registration required.
Portland Japanese Garden will offer a public demonstration of Chado, the Way of Tea, at the Cathy Rudd Cultural Corner in the Jordan Schnitzer Japanese Arts Learning Center from 1:15 – 2:15pm.
