Culinary Gardens

Green Roofs Thrive in Eco-Friendly Portland

Portland Central Library  Roof View Photo @ Alice Joyce

Portland is on top of the Green Scene. Visitors to ‘PDX’ (that’s how most Portlanders refer to their city) discover eco-roofs on public and private buildings, alike. Wildflowers and organic veggies are cultivated on the Multnomah County Building. The city’s Central Library features a beautiful green roof planted with 17,000 succulents and grasses. And one of the city’s top wine bars, Noble Rot has its own culinary garden atop the 4th floor of a LEED platinum certified building.

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Garden of Awakening Orchids .. Portland Chinese Garden

Portland Chinese Garden Evergreen Trees Photo © Alice Joyce

Portland’s Classical Chinese Garden is a setting of ineffable poetry. Enchantingly named, Lan Su Yuan .. The Garden of Awakening Orchids, the garden reveals the fundamental elements of classical design: Stone gives way to water elements, while the buildings, bridges, and mosaic paving are softened by dense flora.

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