Elk Rock Garden

Groups of 10 or more people are requested to give advance notice of their visit.

Elk rock garden. See 35 reviews articles and 51 photos of elk rock garden ranked no 57 on tripadvisor among 439 attractions in portland. Much is rightly made of portland s japanese garden which expanded this year. Pretty much said it all. The elk rock garden foundation and the friends of elk rock garden were formed in 1994 to protect and maintain the garden.

If you give us at least 48. The peter kerr property as it is called includes natural habitat and part of a 1 200. I visited on a rainy day so we mostly had the entire property to myself but due to the layout of the trails you can easily get lost with yourself and pretend like no one else is around. I like the gardens that are tiered and a little wild and this one is precisely that.

As a result the bishop s close is not available for special events. Friends of elk rock garden membership levels. The willamette week featured elk rock garden as one of portland s hidden gems. On nearby land to the south the city of portland manages about 3 3 acres 1 3 ha donated by the kerr family in 1955 for a public park.

The garden of the bishop s close known as elk rock was created over a period of many years by mr. You can make a contribution to the garden fund you can become a member of the friends of elk rock garden or you can put a donation in the box at the visitor center. Originally the home of peter kerr a native of scotland the state along with an endowment for maintenance and upkeep was donated after his death by his daughters in 1957 to the episcopal bishop of. But few know that portland has a public scottish garden just as large and in many ways just as lovely read the full article in willamette week.

Kerr was a scot who came to portland in 1888 and started a grain business with a partner patrick gifford. Elk rock garden is one of those where you will find beautiful english inspired gardens. The elk rock garden at bishop s close is a treasure of a botanical garden tucked into a dunthorpe neighborhood overlooking the willamette river. The path winds through the woods with some peakaboo views of mt.

But this is still a pretty neat place. Elk rock garden is maintained with funds from an endowment. The grounds were planted in the first half of the 20th century and contains many mature trees and ornamental shrubs including a collection of magnolia. Elk rock garden portland.