Walking Yoga in the Garden
2026-06-13 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-20 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-06-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-11 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-18 09:30 - 11:30, 2026-07-25 09:30 - 11:30 UTC | Oregon Garden, 879 W. Main St., Silverton, OR, 97381, United States
Get away from your daily tasks, join Tsipora Berman in a breathing, walking, stretching, strengthening exploration within the Oregon Garden. 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. Wear comfortable clothes and bring water, if you’d like!
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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 picnic to enjoy!
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Members: $ 15 | General: $20
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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

25th Anniversary Celebration Dinner
2026-06-28 17:00 - 22:00
Tickets on sale now! Support the garden and celebrate with us!

History Day - 25th Anniversary Week
2026-06-29 09:00 - 18:00
Featuring a Blessing courtesy of the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians, History of the Oregon Garden Exhibit and guided walking tours!

Education & Ecology Day - 25th Anniversary Week
2026-06-30 09:00 - 18:00
Celebrate nature, learning, and community at Education & Ecology Day at The Oregon Garden on June 30th from 9am–6pm! This free, family-friendly event features interactive activities, educational exhibitors, guided tours, and hands-on experiences for all ages.
Join author Ashley Erdely, author of Pacific Northwest Wildflowers for Kids, for an engaging workshop exploring local wildflowers through a slideshow presentation, hands-on discovery table, and “Invent Your Own Wildflower” craft station. Advance signup is required, and space is limited.
Guests can also enjoy forest tours, yard games, and hands-on activities presented by the Oregon Forest Resources Institute, plus Storytime with Atlas Bookshop from 9am–10am.
Activities:

Free storytime with Atlas Bookshop: 9am-10am
Ashley Erdely Author Appearance and Free Kids’ Workshop
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Guided walking tours of the Garden
Forest walks and activities with Oregon Forest Resources Institute
Educational exhibitors including:

Full Circle Farms
Garten
Talk About Trees

Community Day - 25th Anniversary Week
2026-07-01
We wouldn’t be here without you – so come celebrate this amazing milestone as a together as a community!
Receive $1 off admission for each non-perishable food item donated to our food drive in support of SACA and Sheltering Silverton.
FREE DAY FOR SILVERTON RESIDENTS!

Family Day - 25th Anniversary Week
2026-07-02
We want to celebrate this milestone together; join us for a day of fun for all ages, including tethered hot air balloon rides, a mermaid encounter and aerial circus arts!

July 3rd - 25th Anniversary Week
2026-07-03 09:00 - 22:30
TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Buy in advance and save!

Illuminated Riverwood Art
2026-07-25 12:00 - 14:00
Create a one-of-a-kind illuminated riverwood art piece using natural treasures, lights, feathers, charms, dream catchers and more!
All ages welcome, no previous experience necessary, and all materials provided!
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A word from the instructor:
Hi, I’m Desiree, founder of Root & Bloom.
Life gets busy. We spend so much time taking care of responsibilities, checking off to-do lists and moving from one thing to the next that it’s easy to forget to make time for ourselves. I wanted to create a reason to slow down.
Root & Bloom’s Creative Wellness Workshops bring people together to paint, create, garden, explore nature and enjoy hands-on experiences that spark creativity, conversation and connection. Every workshop is a little different, but the goal is always the same: to spend a couple of hours making something, meeting new people and leaving a little more refreshed than when you arrived.
Beyond workshops, I also work one-on-one with clients through gardening, home organization and practical wellness support ~ helping people create spaces, routines and everyday habits that feel healthier, more manageable and more enjoyable.
I hope you’ll join me at an upcoming workshop. I’d love to create something with you.
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Sound Baths in the Garden
2026-07-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-08-16 10:30 - 11:30, 2026-09-27 10:30 - 11:30
Join us in our Silverton Market Garden where you can lose yourself in the sounds of nature. Humming bees, gentle breezes, and song birds will help ease your spirit as you’re guided through an hour long Sound Bath by Little Lotus Ripples.
Please bring your own yoga mat or picnic blanket.
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Sunset Sundays
2026-07-26 19:00 - 21:30
Sunset Sundays at The Oregon Garden
Experience the magic of golden hour in the Garden.
Join us for Sunset Sundays, an exclusive after-hours series at The Oregon Garden featuring live music, local flavors, and breathtaking views. Across four select evenings in 2026, just 50 guests per night will enjoy an intimate and unforgettable experience surrounded by the natural beauty of the Garden at dusk.
Each Sunset Sunday will feature:

Live local music to set the perfect mood
Partner breweries and wineries offering complimentary tastings and beverages for purchase
Delicious bites from a featured local food vendor or curated charcuterie cart.
Private access to the Garden after hours, when the pathways glow and the blooms are bathed in sunset light

Event Dates for 2026:🌿 Sunday, April 26🌸 Sunday, May 31🌼 Sunday, July 26🍂 Sunday, August 30
Event times will vary slightly with sunset, typically between 6:30–9:30pm.
Tickets:
Tickets will be available soon!

$20 for Oregon Garden Members
$25 for Non-Members
Each ticket includes one complimentary drink ticket. Additional beverages available for purchase.

Come unwind, sip, and savor the beauty of an Oregon evening in bloom.

Sunset Sundays
2026-08-30 18:30 - 21:30
Sunset Sundays at The Oregon Garden
Experience the magic of golden hour in the Garden. Join us for Sunset Sundays, an exclusive after-hours series at The Oregon Garden featuring live music, local flavors, and breathtaking views. Across four select evenings in 2026, just 50 guests per night will enjoy an intimate and unforgettable experience surrounded by the natural beauty of the Garden at dusk.
Each Sunset Sunday will feature:

Live local music to set the perfect mood
Partner breweries and wineries offering complimentary tastings and beverages for purchase
Delicious bites from a featured local food vendor or curated charcuterie cart.
Private access to the Garden after hours, when the pathways glow and the blooms are bathed in sunset light

Event Dates for 2026:🌿 Sunday, April 26🌸 Sunday, May 31🌼 Sunday, July 26🍂 Sunday, August 30
Event times will vary slightly with sunset, typically between 6:30–9:30pm.
Tickets:
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!

$20 for Oregon Garden Members
$25 for Non-Members
Each ticket includes one complimentary drink ticket. Additional beverages available for purchase.

Come unwind, sip, and savor the beauty of an Oregon evening in bloom.

2026 Home School Day
2026-09-09 10:00 - 14:00
Each September, Oregon Forest Resources Institute invites home school students ages 5 to 12 to join us for a fun-filled day of outdoor learning at The Oregon Garden. Experience the beauty of the garden in late summer bloom while learning about the natural world. Get inspired through fun science and art activities! We offer hands-on, self-paced learning stations throughout the garden on topics including:

Wetland habitats
The forest as habitat
Fire prevention
Fun with trees
Living necklaces
The world of insects
Plant adaptations
Dairy fun
Storm water
Birds
…and more!

Admission

Homeschool materials are included free with general Garden admission, which can be purchased at our Visitor Center. No pre-registration required.

Adults: $14
Seniors: $12
Students (5-17): $10
Children (5-11): $7
Children 4 & under: Free
Members: Free

Contact
For more information please contact Jenna Mendenhall at 503-880-5411 0r mendenhall@ofri.org .
Thank You To Our Participating Organizations!

Marion County Master Gardeners
Marion Soil and Water Conservation District
Talk About Trees
Salem Environmental Education
4-H OSU Extension Service
Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador Program
City of Salem
Salem Audobon
AgLink

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Professional Development Workshop: Pruning Trees for Arborists
2026-09-11 08:00 - 14:00
Masa Mizuno came to the United States from Osaka and was the landscape director of the Portland Japanese Garden. Masa has worked as a landscape contractor in the Portland area since 1982. His work focuses on designing and maintaining residential gardens that incorporate Japanese garden ideas into the naturalistic style typical of gardens in the Pacific Northwest. In his practice and teaching, he focuses on aspects of gardening such as maintaining the proper ratio of open space to allow plants to assume balanced proportions in relation to the other landscaping elements of rocks, hardscaping, herbaceous plants, and ground cover. Inspired by his knowledge of authentic gardens in Japan, Mizuno believes that garden plants should be pruned in a way that enables each to live in a comfortable space and that the gardener should continually be paying attention to the need in the garden for removal or transplanting of plants that are no longer in the right place. He takes considerable pride in maintaining gardens that he has designed and built and in maintaining the design’s long-term integrity.
This workshop will be hosted at the Oregon Garden, one of the premier botanical gardens in Oregon. The workshop will include handouts discussing some basic concepts in plant management and aesthetics with a focus on some larger trees. The target audience for this workshop is arborists and other related professions that manage larger trees in ornamental landscapes.
The majority of the workshop will include Masa leading collaborative pruning with class participants. Masa Mizuno will demonstrate his approach to maintaining landscape plants within their natural forms and within the scale and aesthetic goals of a garden. Concepts covered will include managing the natural progression of shrubs and trees, maintaining plants in proportion to the garden, use of locally native plants as well as Japanese trees and shrubs.
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Please bring your own lunch! There are snacks and refreshments available for purchase in the Visitor Center.
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Rick Till, a BCMA with a focus on aesthetics and tree preservation, will assist and provide cross references to ISA best management practices as needed.

ISA Board Certified Master Arborist, PN-8358B

ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified

VALID Tree Risk-Benefit Validator (www.validtreerisk.com/)

TCIA Certified Treecare Safety Professional, No. 04200

Oregon LCB 100857

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Click HERE to Purchase Tickets
Limited spaces available**

Garden University: Haiku and Nature
2026-09-19 11:00
Natalie DaSilva, a Certified Oregon Naturalist with a lifelong interest in haiku, is coming to The Oregon Garden to guide you through writing a fall-inspired haiku, using nature and your surroundings as your inspiration – there is no experience needed, beginners are welcome!
The Oregon Garden in the fall is an ideal place to explore the connection between traditional Japanese Haiku poetry and the wonders of nature! Explore our Garden and the many different species of trees that are within that are transitioning into the Fall season. In this workshop, participants will learn about the centuries-old tradition of connecting with nature through a short and simple form of poetry. Natalie will be sharing her own haiku poems and nature photos as a part of this workshop, and will also guide participants through trying their own hand at writing haiku.
Pens & paper will be provided.
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Limited spaces available!
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Member: $25 | General: $35
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.

Autumn Author Appearance - Eileen Garvin
2026-10-09 18:00 - 20:00
Join us for a special evening on October 9th with nationally bestselling author Eileen Garvin, acclaimed for her heartfelt storytelling and vivid portrayals of connection, healing, and the natural world. Garvin is the author of the beloved novel The Music of Bees — a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, Indie Next Pick, LibraryReads Pick, and Good Housekeeping Book Club selection — as well as the celebrated novels Crow Talk and her newest release, Bumblebee Season.
Drawing inspiration from her life as a beekeeper in the Pacific Northwest, Garvin’s work has captivated readers nationwide with its warmth, humanity, and unforgettable characters. During this engaging author event, she will discuss her writing journey, creative process, and the inspiration behind her novels.
The evening will conclude with an audience Q&A followed by a book signing opportunity. Books will be available for purchase onsite through Atlas Bookshop. Don’t miss this chance to meet one of today’s most compelling contemporary voices in fiction!
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Garden University: Wet Felting Workshop for Scarves
2026-12-05 11:00 - 15:00
As requested, Michele Ballantyne is coming back to guide you through a wet felting scarf making workshop! Come learn how to mix different medias into one creation- perfect for the upcoming winter seasons, or as a gift for the Holiday’s! You will get to make one multi-colored scarf up to 10 in. wide x 6 ft long.
Materials and tools will be provided, no experience is necessary!
*The material being used to create the scarf is a soft, cozy, merino wool (18-21 microns). The scarf makes for a wonderful holiday gift.
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The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission*
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Learn more about Michele, her art, and the other workshops she offers at micheleballantynedesigns.com

Garden University: Wet Felt Wall Art Workshop
2026-12-12 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! All tools and materials are provided.
The Oregon Garden is the ideal place to observe the Winter season and use it as inspiration.
*The purchase of a ticket includes Garden Admission
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Makes a great gift for the Holiday season right around the corner!
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To learn more about Michele’s products and explore her other workshops, go to www.micheleballantynedesigns.com
