Leach Botanical Garden

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Leach Botanical Garden is a 15-acre botanical garden located in outer southeast Portland, Oregon.

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.

[edit] See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

[edit] External links

• Leach Botanical Garden
• Leach Botanical Garden on PortlandOnline

• Leach Botanical Garden is at coordinates 45°28′27″N 122°32′03″W / 45.474069, -122.534061 (Leach Botanical Garden)Coordinates: 45°28′27″N 122°32′03″W / 45.474069, -122.534061 (Leach Botanical Garden)