Local Products featured at the Nursery
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Batwana Bloomer is 100% bat guano harvested and processed with water from an artesian well in Northeast Oregon and is certified heavy metal free. Batwana Bloomer is one of the purest and easiest plant uptake products available on the market today. It is carefully blended to be as consistent and effective as possible.
Farmer John's Batwana Bloomer is a low nitrogen - high potassium food for the flower or budding stages of your plants.
See Farmer John's product info page to see certified lab results. Be sure to read some of the testimonials on the Farmer John's website for Batwana Bloomer.
We're doing it again! Portland Nursery at 9000 SE Division invites you to theSuper Rad PDX Craft Show 'Summer Soiree'! Indie Artisans and RAD Crafters bring you their summer collection of new styles in hot colors and must haves! From jewelry to fun and funky home décor in a Garden setting with live music and local brew!
This summer we're proud to offer an amazing Silent Auction benefitting My Voice Music! "My Voice Music is a nonprofit organization based in Portland Oregon that engages marginalized youth in music and performance in order to promote self-esteem, social skills and emotional expression."http://www.myvoicemusic.org/
See the Super Rad flyer for a list of the artisans.
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Our tables are full and waiting for you!
Everything you need to round out your garden, add color, or create unique garden rooms can be found at Portland Nursery. We have so many beautiful things in stock right now! Perennials such as Agastache, Daylilies and Penstemon in full bloom. Our annuals are bursting with color.
We can help you add drought-resistant plants to your garden or fill it with natives. Be sure to visit our brochure page to find everything you need for new plans. Or take advantage of our landscaping service at our Division location.
Attracting Hummingbirds to your Garden
We have a special table set up at our Stark location about everything you need to attract and keep hummingbirds in your garden. We have plants and feeders that will keep them coming back.
The Anna’s Hummingbird is a year-round resident here, west of the Cascades, and when the weather warms the Rufous Hummingbird visits our area. With a little planning, you can be sure to provide something in bloom for these delightful birds throughout the season. Read about attracting hummingbirds with natives.
You can also find our brochure Perennials that
attract hummingbirds and the brochure Attracting Birds on our brochure page.
Portland Nursery Volunteers in Your Community |
In the Community
There are many opportunities for our staff to participate in community projects. Giving tours of the nursery to school class field trips; teaching a workshop or giving a talk to gardening groups; helping a preschool class plant colorful annuals in baby shoes during a summertime celebration. These are just a few of the many ways individual staff members give their time, energy and knowledge back to the community.
I recently got an email from Genny, at our Division St. location: “You sent over a flyer awhile ago for volunteering at the Oregon Food Bank. I’ve just started doing it and I’m SO EXCITED! It’s going to be totally awesome…”
Genny’s enthusiasm was engaging, and so I asked if she would be willing to write a bit each week about her time at the OFB Learning Garden. She agreed, and we want to share with you her experience of gardening as a helping act in the community. - Peggy Acott.
Cultivating Community at the Oregon Food Bank Community Garden
I volunteer at the Oregon Food Bank in the community garden. It’s a program called Cultivating Community and we work with different youth groups to help everyone learn about growing food. Rebecca organizes the program and brings wonderful energy to the activities. We meet with a group of young women from the De Paul treatment center, and all work together to make amazing things happen in the garden!
The few times I’ve gone we’ve harvested asparagus, planted and trellised beans, and collected eggs from the chickens. Oh, the chickens! They are by far the most exciting part of the garden visit for the young ladies. Their curiosity and tenderness as they handle the chickens is delightful to watch.
Unfortunately, the weather hasn’t been cooperating lately and we’ve had to find some indoor activities. Touring the warehouse is a fascinating trip! The amount of food that passes through those doors, and all of the sorting and organizing, is incredible!
I learn something new every time I go (sometimes many new things). And I can hardly wait to find out what it’s going to be this week!
Genny 6/4/2010
Read more of Genny's entries from her ongoing volunteer work at the Oregon Food Bank.
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PERENNIAL PICK - Coreopsis - Tickweed
Coreopsis flowers are so much fun in the garden landscape! These carefree perennials are literally covered with brilliant, freshly colored flowers all summer and into the fall. Their single heads on tall, slim stems create a full habit that adds a bright playfulness to the garden. Read more...
TREE/SHRUB PICK - Jasminum
The common name Jasmine covers a broad array of vines and shrubs that come from all corners of the temperate world. Some of these are true Jasmines, from the Jasminum genus, but there many more Jasmines and Jessamines in different plant families that deserve attention. Read more...
NATIVE PICK - Holodiscus - Oceanspray
A common sight between the Willamette Valley and the coast during the summer is the frothy sprays of creamy white flowers covering stands of Holodiscus discolor, interspersed along the highway. Read more... |
