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Article: The weird and the wonderful flourish in Oregon Garden.(Oregon Life)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- June 29, 2008
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Byline: Randi Bjornstad The Register-Guard
With gasoline prices going nowhere but up, this is probably the perfect summer for Lane County families to start looking for adventures much closer to home.
One place for nature lovers to add to the list of possibilities is the Oregon Garden, 80 acres chock full of trees, plants, water features and theme gardens - including one designed especially for kids - as well as concerts, a plant shop and special "Sunsets in the Garden" every Tuesday in July and August.
Located in Silverton, about 15 miles east of Salem on Highway 213, the idea for the Oregon Garden goes back to the 1940s, when the Oregon ...