The Oregon Garden

Garden University: Creating Ceramic Trees
2025-11-09 11:00 - 2025-11-16 13:30 UTC | Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton, OR, 97381, United States
Tis the Season create some decor for the Holidays! Artist, Heather Skinner, is coming to teach you how to build ceramic trees from scratch. We will be forming trees out of slabs of clay that we will roll out. You will be guided each step of the way and encouraged to add your own creative flair. You will get to create 3 or more trees, depending on the size. *All materials will be provided* This workshop makes a great gift!
The class will be split into two sessions:
1) Building (November 9th, 11am-1:30pm): Forming clay trees
2) Glazing (November 16th, 11am-12:30): Your trees will be fired in a kiln and ready for you to paint glaze.
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The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission, walk around the Garden and use the beautiful confers as inspiration!
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Members: $90 | General: $100
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission

Garden University: November Wet Felted Scarf Workshop
2025-11-15 11:00 - 15:00
Artist Michele Ballantyne is returning to The Oregon Garden to guide you through a wet felting scarf making workshop! You will get to create one multi-colored scarf up to 10 in. wide x 6 ft long that will keep you warm throughout the winter! The workshop experience makes a wonderful Holiday gift for you and a friend or a family member, or create a hand-made product to gift to a loved one.
Materials and tools will be provided, no experience is necessary!
*The materials being used to create the scarf is a soft, cozy, merino wool (18-21 microns)
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Learn more about Michele, her art, and the other workshops and events she offers at micheleballantynedesigns.com
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Members: $115 | General: $125
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission*

Tropical Greenhouse Yoga
2025-11-29 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-12-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-12-20 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-01-03 10:30 - 12:00
Submerge yourself in the beauty of our tropical greenhouse for a unique yoga experience! Join Tsipora Berman in a breathing, walking, stretching, strengthening exploration in the Oregon Garden, while staying dry and warm in our greenhouse. Tsipora Berman will; guide you through a multi-sensory, transformative, interdisciplinary yoga experience connecting Eco-Psychology, Physics, Neuroscience, Biology, Ecology, and the Arts, using a variety of mind/body practices. Learn how you can use curbs, trees, stairs, chairs and benches for yoga.
No materials required, just bring yourself!
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General: $20 | Member: $15
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission, feel free to wander and enjoy the Garden after yoga, or bring a lunch to enjoy!
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Tsipora Claudia Berman, M.Ed. ERYT, RSMET is a 50-year master Holistic Educator, E-RYT (15,000+ teaching hours) and Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist (ISMEATA) as well as a science educator for pre-service and in-service teachers, holding a B.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, a M.Ed. Holistic Education from Antioch New England University and certificates in Kripalu Yoga and Yoga Dance, Reiki, Breema, Positional Release Therapy, Somatic Movement Education and Somatic Movement Therapy, and Shamanic Healing. Her movement training also includes Body-Mind Centering, Improvisational Dance, Contact Improv, Authentic Movement, Developmental Movement, Evolutionary Movement, 5 Rhythms, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Bioenergetics, Hakomi Methods of Expressive Therapy, Restorative, Vinyasa Flow, Insight Mediation and a wide variety of healing arts and fine arts. Her continued 50-year Interdisciplinary study of Science and Consciousness is integrated into her courses.
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Learn more about Tsipora on her website, www.tsiporaswings.com

Garden University: November Wet Felting Art Workshop
2025-11-29 11:00 - 15:00
Michele Ballantyne is coming back to teach you wet felting techniques and guide you through creating your very own work of felt art! Wet felting can be done by anyone and is a fun, creative, interactive way to recreate the world around you in an abstract way. The design can be up to 320 square inches, whether that be in a square, rectangle, or multiple smaller designs. Makes a great gift, or activity! Michele will supply all the wool for felting in a large of assortment of colors, as well as silk gauze, other decorative fibers, and yarns that can be added then, or later on! Come create a beautiful felt wall art for your home!
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission
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To learn more about Michele’s products, sign up for her newsletters, and explore her other events and workshops, go to www.micheleballantynedesigns.com
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Members: $115 | General: $125
**Limited seats available
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets

Garden University: Botanical Ornaments
2025-11-30 11:00 - 2025-12-07 13:00
Ceramic artist Heather Skinner returns to the Garden to guide you through turning clay into beautiful ornaments for the Holidays. Use real plant material to cast into clay! All materials will be provided – just bring yourself!
This event is perfect for both beginners and advanced ceramic enthusiasts. Whether you’re someone looking to try something new or an experienced artist seeking to refine your skills and meet fellow artists, this workshop is designed to cater to everyone’s needs. Please join us for a day of creativity and fun at The Oregon Garden!
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This workshop will be split into two sessions:
Building the ornaments, November 30th, 11:00-1:30.
Glazing the ornaments, December 7th, 11:00-12:30.

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The Oregon Garden, a serene and picturesque setting, is the venue for our event. As you immerse yourself in the art of ceramics, let the peaceful ambiance of the gardens enhance your creativity and provide a calming effect. This venue is sure to leave you with an enriching and memorable experience.
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission! Before or after the workshop, enjoy a walk around the Garden and take your inspiration from nature.
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Members: $90 | General: $100
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The Oregon Garden’s Garden University program offers ongoing education opportunities on topics in alignment with the Garden’s mission, such as pruning, beekeeping, cooking, floristry and more. Oregon Garden members receive free, or discounted, admission to Garden University. Visit www.oregongarden.org/garden-university for upcoming Garden University

Garden University: Insect Coloration Workshop
2025-12-13 11:00 - 13:00
‘Tis the season to get crafty! Join us at the Oregon Gardens for a fun and informative class. We’ll start off the event learning about different types of coloration in insects, and the rolls it serves these critters. We will then make pendants out of real beetle wings and handmade glass beads. And since we are getting into the holidays, we will also decorate holiday cards.
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Heather Andrews is a research entomologist at Oregon State University. She works at a university extension office in Aurora where she studies growing practices in orchard crops that minimize their negative impact on the environment while maximizing yield. In her free time Heather makes jewelry, draws and also plays the harp.
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The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission! Before or after the workshop, enjoy a walk around the Garden and take your inspiration from nature.
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The Oregon Garden’s Garden University program offers ongoing education opportunities on topics in alignment with the Garden’s mission, such as pruning, beekeeping, cooking, floristry and more. Oregon Garden members receive free, or discounted, admission to Garden University. Visit www.oregongarden.org/garden-university for upcoming Garden University opportunities.
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Members: $35 | General: $45
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets

Garden University: December Wet Felting for Scarves Workshop
2025-12-13 11:00 - 15:00
Artist Michele Ballantyne is returning to The Oregon Garden to guide you through a wet felting scarf making workshop! You will get to create one multi-colored scarf up to 10 in. wide x 6 ft long that will keep you warm throughout the winter! The workshop experience makes a wonderful Holiday gift for you and a friend or a family member, or create a hand-made product to gift to a loved one.
Materials and tools will be provided, no experience is necessary!
*The materials being used to create the scarf is a soft, cozy, merino wool (18-21 microns).
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Learn more about Michele, her art, and the other workshops and events she offers at micheleballantynedesigns.com
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Member: $115 | General: $125
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission*

Garden University: December Wet Felting Art Workshop
2025-12-20 11:00 - 15:00
Michele Ballantyne is coming back to teach you wet felting techniques and guide you through creating your very own work of felt art! Wet felting can be done by anyone and is a fun, creative, interactive way to recreate the world around you in an abstract way. The design can be up to 320 square inches, whether that be in a square, rectangle, or multiple smaller designs. Makes a great gift, or activity! Michele will supply all the wool for felting in a large of assortment of colors, as well as silk gauze, other decorative fibers, and yarns that can be added then, or later on! Come create a beautiful felt wall art for your home!
This workshop makes a wonderful gift or activity for the Holidays!
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission
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To learn more about Michele’s products, sign up for her newsletters, and explore her other events and workshops, go to www.micheleballantynedesigns.com
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Members: $115 | General: $125
**Limited seats available
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets

Winter Wellness Fair
2026-01-10 10:00 - 15:00
Join us for our inaugural Winter Wellness Fair! This one-day event is dedicated to celebrating holistic health, self-care, and seasonal renewal. This unique gathering will bring together a curated mix of wellness vendors, interactive workshops, and rejuvenating services designed to inspire and uplift.
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets

Garden University: January Wet Felted Scarf Workshop
2026-01-17 11:00 - 15:00
Artist Michele Ballantyne is returning to The Oregon Garden to guide you through a wet felting scarf making workshop! You will get to create one multi-colored scarf up to 10 in. wide x 6 ft long that will keep you warm throughout the winter! The workshop experience makes a wonderful Holiday gift for you and a friend or a family member!
Materials and tools will be provided, no experience is necessary!
*The materials being used to create the scarf is a soft, cozy, merino wool (18-21 microns).
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Members: $115 | General: $125
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission*
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Learn more about Michele, her art, and the other workshops and events she offers at micheleballantynedesigns.com

Garden University: January Wet Felting Art
2026-01-24 11:00 - 15:00
Start your new year off by immersing yourself in a guided creative experience! Michele Ballantyne is coming back to teach you wet felting techniques and guide you through creating your very own work of felt art! Wet felting can be done by anyone and is a fun, creative, interactive way to recreate the world around you in an abstract way. The design can be up to 320 square inches, whether that be in a square, rectangle, or multiple smaller designs. Makes a great gift, or activity! Michele will supply all the wool for felting in a large of assortment of colors, as well as silk gauze, other decorative fibers, and yarns that can be added then, or later on! Come create a beautiful felt wall art for your home!
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Members: $115 | General: $125
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission
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To learn more about Michele’s products, sign up for her newsletters, and explore her other events and workshops, go to www.micheleballantynedesigns.com

Garden University: Sound Baths in the Greenhouse
2026-01-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-02-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-03-15 10:30 - 11:30
Little Lotus Ripples is coming to the Garden to guide you through an hour long Sound Bath while being immerse in a unique experience within our Tropical Greenhouse! The Tropical Greenhouse is temperature controlled and stays 72 degrees year round making it an ideal area to be protected from weather, surrounded by unique plants, and be entranced by a beautiful Sound Bath.
No Materials are required, just bring yourself.
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Members: $40 | General: $45
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets

Garden University: Tropical Greenhouse Yoga
2026-01-31 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-07 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-14 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-02-21 10:30 - 12:00, 2026-03-14 10:30 - 12:00
Submerge yourself in the beauty of our tropical greenhouse for a unique yoga experience! Join Tsipora Berman in a breathing, walking, stretching, strengthening exploration in the Oregon Garden, while staying dry and warm in our greenhouse. Tsipora Berman will; guide you through a multi-sensory, transformative, interdisciplinary yoga experience connecting Eco-Psychology, Physics, Neuroscience, Biology, Ecology, and the Arts, using a variety of mind/body practices. Learn how you can use curbs, trees, stairs, chairs and benches for yoga.
No materials required, just bring yourself!
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The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission, feel free to wander and enjoy the Garden after yoga, or bring a lunch to enjoy!
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Tsipora Claudia Berman, M.Ed. ERYT, RSMET is a 50-year master Holistic Educator, E-RYT (15,000+ teaching hours) and Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist (ISMEATA) as well as a science educator for pre-service and in-service teachers, holding a B.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, a M.Ed. Holistic Education from Antioch New England University and certificates in Kripalu Yoga and Yoga Dance, Reiki, Breema, Positional Release Therapy, Somatic Movement Education and Somatic Movement Therapy, and Shamanic Healing. Her movement training also includes Body-Mind Centering, Improvisational Dance, Contact Improv, Authentic Movement, Developmental Movement, Evolutionary Movement, 5 Rhythms, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Bioenergetics, Hakomi Methods of Expressive Therapy, Restorative, Vinyasa Flow, Insight Mediation and a wide variety of healing arts and fine arts. Her continued 50-year Interdisciplinary study of Science and Consciousness is integrated into her courses. Learn more about Tsipora on her website, www.tsiporaswings.com
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Members: $15 | General: $20
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Purchase of a ticket includes admission into the Garden!

Garden University: Garden Decal Dishes Workshop
2026-03-07 11:00 - 13:00
Come to this workshop where ceramic artist, Heather Skinner, will teach you how to apply underglaze decals to pre-fired ceramic dishes. This is a great class for beginners and beyond. You will be guided each step of the way based on your skill level, and encouraged to add your own creative flair. You will get to create three 6” dishes. *All materials will be provided*
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General: $95 | Member: $85
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Limited seats available!

Garden University: March Wet Felting Scarves Workshop
2026-03-14 11:00 - 15:00
As requested, Michele Ballantyne is returning to The Oregon Garden to guide you through a wet felting scarf making workshop! You will get to create one multi-colored scarf up to 10 in. wide x 6 ft long that will keep you warm and stylish during the transition between Winter to Spring!
Materials and tools will be provided, no experience is necessary!
*The materials being used to create the scarf is a soft, cozy, merino wool (18-21 microns).
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Member: $115 | General: $125
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission*
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Learn more about Michele, her art, and the other workshops and events she offers at micheleballantynedesigns.com

Garden University: Garden Stake Workshop
2026-03-15 11:00 - 2026-03-22 13:00
Come to this workshop where ceramic artist Heather Skinner will teach you how to build five different types of garden stake toppers using a hand-building technique. This is a great class for beginners and beyond. You will be guided each step of the way based on your skill level, and encouraged to add your own creative flair. You will get to create 2-3 garden stake toppers, depending on the size. (Please note that we will just be making ceramic toppers. You will need to provide your own rod, rebar, dowel, etc. to mount them on.) *All ceramic materials will be provided*
The class will be split into two sessions:

Clay Building (March 15, 11am-1pm)
Glazing (March 22, 11am-1pm)

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Members: $125 | General: $135
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
The purchase of a ticket includes admission into The Garden.

Garden University: Wild Garden Heart Watercolor Workshop
2026-03-21 11:00 - 13:30
Come to the Oregon Garden for a beginner friendly watercolor workshop and create a wild garden heart exploding with colorful blossoms. ALL SUPPLIES are included in your registration as well as entry to the Garden.
Artist Pamela Sue Johnson will guide you step by step in making a unique and expressive artwork. No drawing or painting experience needed. This workshop is suitable for beginners as well as seasoned art makers. Pamela will show you the techniques of her stylized approach to watercolor painting and how you can make your own wild garden heart artwork. Participants will be provided professional grade paints and all supplies needed to make a vibrant painting on 9×12 Cold press watercolor paper.
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Members: $45 | General: $50
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Limited spots available!
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Learn more about Pamela, and her engaging teaching style, at www.pamelasuejohnson.com

Garden University: Native Bee Workshops
2026-03-28 11:00 - 13:00
Decorate a native bee house and start your own mason bee colony!
As requested, Heather Andrews is returning back to The Oregon Garden to help you along your bee journey! Join us for a fun-filled family friendly workshop on Saturday March 28th from 11am-1pm at the Oregon Gardens where we’ll learn all about native bees. These insects play essential roles in maintaining a balanced ecosystem, and are important for pollinating all kinds of plants. But did you know that we have over 4,000 native bees right here in North America, and that many species nest in the ground or plant stems?
We’ll start out the class with a lesson on the different types of native bees here in the Willamette Valley, and the various kinds of habitat they need. Then we will decorate mason bee houses. Students will also receive several mason bee cocoons to start their own colony, seed packets to plant native flowers in their yard, plenty of information on native bees, and a poster with the different native bees found right here in Oregon.
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Members: $35 | General: $45
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Limited spaces available**
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About the instructor: Heather Andrews is a research entomologist at Oregon State University. She works at a university extension office in Aurora where she studies growing practices in orchard crops that minimize their negative impact on the environment while maximizing yield. In her free time she makes jewelry, draws and also plays the harp.

Garden University: March Wet Felting Art
2026-03-28 11:00 - 15:00
Michele Ballantyne is coming back to teach you wet felting techniques and guide you through creating your very own work of felt art! Wet felting can be done by anyone and is a fun, creative, interactive way to recreate the world around you in an abstract way. The design can be up to 320 square inches, whether that be in a square, rectangle, or multiple smaller designs. Makes a great gift, or activity! Michele will supply all the wool for felting in a large of assortment of colors, as well as silk gauze, other decorative fibers, and yarns that can be added then, or later on! Come create a beautiful felt wall art for your home!
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Members: $115 | General: $125
Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission
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To learn more about Michele’s products, sign up for her newsletters, and explore her other events and workshops, go to www.micheleballantynedesigns.com

Tropical Greenhouse Yoga
2026-04-04 09:30 - 11:00
Submerge yourself in the beauty of our tropical greenhouse for a unique yoga experience! Join Tsipora Berman in a breathing, walking, stretching, and strengthening exploration in the Oregon Garden, while staying dry and warm in our greenhouse. Tsipora Berman will guide you through a multi-sensory, transformative, interdisciplinary yoga experience that connects Eco-Psychology, Physics, Neuroscience, Biology, Ecology, and the Arts, using a variety of mind/body practices. Learn how you can use curbs, trees, stairs, chairs and benches for yoga.
No materials required, just bring yourself!
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Click HERE to Purchase
General: $20 | Member: $15
The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission; feel free to wander and enjoy the Garden after yoga, or bring a lunch to enjoy!
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Tsipora Claudia Berman, M.Ed. ERYT, RSMET is a 50-year master Holistic Educator, E-RYT (15,000+ teaching hours) and Registered Somatic Movement Educator and Therapist (ISMEATA) as well as a science educator for pre-service and in-service teachers, holding a B.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, a M.Ed. Holistic Education from Antioch New England University and certificates in Kripalu Yoga and Yoga Dance, Reiki, Breema, Positional Release Therapy, Somatic Movement Education and Somatic Movement Therapy, and Shamanic Healing. Her movement training also includes Body-Mind Centering, Improvisational Dance, Contact Improv, Authentic Movement, Developmental Movement, Evolutionary Movement, 5 Rhythms, Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy, Bioenergetics, Hakomi Methods of Expressive Therapy, Restorative, Vinyasa Flow, Insight Mediation and a wide variety of healing arts and fine arts. Her continued 50-year Interdisciplinary study of Science and Consciousness is integrated into her courses.
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Learn more about Tsipora on her website, www.tsiporaswings.com

Garden University: Spring Haiku and Nature
2026-04-04 11:00 - 13:00
Natalie DaSilva, a Certified Oregon Naturalist with a lifelong interest in haiku, is coming to The Oregon Garden to guide you through constructing a haiku using nature as your inspiration – no experience needed, beginners are welcome!
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The Oregon Garden during the Spring is an ideal place to explore the connection between traditional Japanese Haiku poetry and the wonders of nature! In this workshop, participants will learn about the centuries-old tradition to connect with nature through a short and simple form of poetry, while being immersed into the blooming spring season. Natalie will be sharing her own haiku poems and nature photos as apart of this workshop, and will also guide participants through trying their own hand writing haiku.
Pens & paper will be provided.
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Members: $25 | General: $35
Click HERE to Purchase a Ticket

The purchase of a ticket includes Garden admission! Before or after the workshop, enjoy a walk around the Garden and take your inspiration from nature.

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The Oregon Garden’s Garden University program offers ongoing education opportunities on topics in alignment with the Garden’s mission, such as pruning, beekeeping, cooking, floristry and more. Oregon Garden members receive free, or discounted, admission to Garden University. Visit www.oregongarden.org/garden-university for upcoming Garden University opportunities.
