Day trip: Portland gardening at its best

Embrace urban homesteading and find star-quality garden art on a Portland day trip to Pistils Nursery 

Ideal Plants
Jon Jensen

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Where to go for:

BAMBOO 
Bamboo Garden More than 300 varieties are for sale at the 16-acre site. Tue–Sat, by appointment Sun; 18900 N.W. Collins Rd., North Plains, OR; bamboogarden.com or 503/ 647-2700. 

FERNS
Swansons Nursery Check out the terrific selection of ferns, woody plants, perennials, and grasses. 9701 15th Ave. N.W., Seattle; swansonsnursery.com or 206/782-2543.

JAPANESE MAPLES
Baltzers Specialized Nursery Choose from more than 100 varieties of maples; also unusual conifers. Fri–Mon; 36011 State 58, Pleasant Hill, OR; 541/747-5604.

WATER PLANTS
Oasis Water Gardens Find everything you need for a pond or water feature. 404 S. Brandon St., Seattle; oasiswatergardens.com or 206/767-9776.

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