Green Afternoons: Oregon Gardens to Visit

By Amy Houchen

With Green Afternoons in hand, travelers, gardeners, and plant enthusiasts now have an exciting new guide to more than six dozen gardens throughout western and central Oregon and southwestern Washington. In her tour of the region, Amy Houchen uses the word garden broadly to include not only traditional gardens but also plantings of interest in such places as parks, college campuses, farms, and community gardens. Along with providing detailed descriptions of Oregon's best-known and best-loved gardens, Green Afternoons introduces readers to such unlikely but rewarding spots as an arboretum at a freeway rest area and climbing roses dressing up the cyclone fence around a ballfield. Indexes by plant name and topic allow for ease in locating plant specialties and such features as gardens for the blind and composting exhibits. Also included is information on holding weddings and listings of special events.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870714295
• ISBN13: 9780870714290
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Oregon State University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A great buy!

This book is perfect for anyone interested in gardens in the northwest. It not only provides a complete guide with directions to each of the many gardens, but it also provides a review of the gardens and what you will find during each season. A perfect gift for a green thumb, this book will assist you in your touring of all of the northwest's finest gardens.