Great gardening abounds at the Yard, Garden & Patio Show

This years spring gardening season will hit the Oregon Convention Center in Portland this coming weekend.

On Feb. 28, the annual Yard, Garden & Patio Show will stir everyones imagination with a palette of entertaining spaces, designs for meditation and relaxation, whimsical fairy features and edible gardens.

Whether you aspire to create a yard with a waterfall, sustainable elements or floral and foliage features, this years Yard, Garden & Patio Show will inspire you to dream, while also teaching you how to make that dream garden a reality, said Allan Niemi, director of events and education for the Oregon Association of Nurseries. The Enchanted Food Forest, spaces for family and friends to gather, and other unique garden features will bring out the outdoor designer in everyone, no matter how green their thumb is or perhaps isnt!

Among the many features at the show will be outdoor cooking demonstrations from Portland-area restaurants, small garden vignettes and of course the main attraction: the Designers Challenge Showcase Gardens. Local landscapers will be creating seven gardens that incorporate solutions to common landscape challenges faced by Northwest gardeners.

A value of a yard, garden and patio show is it can inspire people to see opportunity that they might be able to sneak into their own home, said Drew Snodgrass, one of the owners of Dennis 7 Dees.

There will be sustainable living options, outdoor cooking classes from notable local chefs, edible gardens including a food forest, and free seminars geared to novice or master gardeners.

The main exhibit hall will be packed with hundreds of booths showcasing a variety of plants, gardening equipment, garden art, structures, decking, patios, and landscape professionals everything needed for imagining, starting and completing gardening projects. Niemi added that there is a sustainable living theme at this years show.

We are proud of our sustainability focus and encourage everyone to come and learn real, tangible things they can do to help our environment literally in their own backyards, he said. From the seminars and demonstrations to the Urban Edible Garden and Cracked Pots artists, there are a plethora of ideas to inspire every level of gardener.

Art showcased by the all-volunteer, non-profit organization Cracked Pots brings a total of 26 artists displaying hundreds of uniquely crafted and inspired pieces of art made from recycled items.

One of the artists, Oregon City resident Ben Dye, has carved out a niche creating drums from recycled propane tanks. He will also be unveiling a 12-foot tall dragonfly statue named St. Georges Horse at the show.

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