Leach Botanical Garden
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Leach Botanical Garden (15 acres) is a botanical garden located at 6704 SE 122 Avenue, Portland, Oregon. It is open daily except for Monday and some holidays. Admission is free.
The garden was established in 1931 as landscaping for the private home of Lilla and John Leach, and subsequently donated to the city. It currently features diverse a fine collection of over 2,000 hybrids, cultivars, native and non-native plants, including alpines, medicinal herbs, rock garden plants, camellias, and 40 genera and over 125 species of ferns. Many are labeled. A self-guided tour winds along trails with views of firs, ferns, and wildflowers.
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- Leach Botanical Garden (under construction as of August 2006)
- Leach Botanical Garden on PortlandOnline
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