Spring is springing, so it’s no surprise that April 14th is National Gardening Day! Getting outside to enjoy our gardens and Portland parks feels even more profound than normal after our extended stay at home. The Washington Park Rose Garden and the Portland Japanese Garden are both treasures that can give us inspiration for our home gardening projects. Below are local shops that can help support your green thumb!
- 42nd Ave: Cully Farm Store is a one of a kind gem and “Farmer” Ted is a wealth of knowledge! The store offers tools, feed and seed for your urban farm. Want more house plants? Then just walk next door to Portland Bloem. This small plant and floral boutique is a favorite spot of Venture Portland District Organizer Deborah. The store is female owned, has both indoor and outdoor plants as well as garden design and floral service for special events. They also carry local pottery!
- Beaumont: Beaumont Hardware is your friendly neighborhood hardware store that frequently gives back to the community. You can count on them for anything you need for a home gardening project and they also do equipment rentals. If you’re spending more time in your garden and want to elevate it with some unique garden decor, then The Merchants Collection is where you need to go. They carry artistic statues, fountains, lanterns that are sure to catch the eye.
- Foster: The Garden Spout specializes in indoor gardening, with a wide variety of containers, lighting, nutrients and other hydroponic products. Want to add stone to your garden walkway, river rock to your landscape, or just some compost to feed your plants? Mt. Scott Fuel should meet most of your landscaping needs.
- Lents: Plants are one thing, but compost, mulch, soil and rocks will make your garden much more complete. Dean Innovations has it all! Tony’s Garden Center is a family-owned nursery with a great selection of plants and other garden supplies.
- Midway: Decorative rocks and stone can be a great addition to your garden landscape. All About Stone can help you out with natural stone pavers, unique stone features and materials for retaining walls.
- Mississippi Ave:Don’t have an outdoor garden space? Pistils Nursery has plenty of houseplants to help you create your own indoor garden oasis!
- Soul District:Don’t forget to greenify your house to both help with the ambiance and improve the air quality. Arium has an array of indoor plants that will make your interior more lush and inviting!
- South Tabor: Your garden can support pollinators that play an important part of our ecology. Birds & Bees Nursery focuses on plants, soils and seeds that are native to the Northwest.
- St Johns: Ace Hardware is a quick stop for landscaping products, gardening tools, planters and just about anything else you might need for your gardening projects.
- Williams District: Livingscape Nursery has everything you need for your backyard urban landscape, including chickens! They are family owned and local to the neighborhood!
This list is non-exhaustive so if you’ve got a great place for gardening supplies, let us know. How is your garden looking? Show us on Instagram and Facebook.