There’s A New Aerial Tree Walk At Leach Botanical Garden In Oregon And It’s Absolutely Magical
There’s just something magical about trees. Being surrounded by a lush forest canopy, the tall, towering trees simultaneously grounding and aspirational. Forests are a place for healing and reflection, and Leach Botanical Garden has long been an urban escape for Portlanders. A recent expansion brought the addition of a canopy walk, and it’s really something you must experience for yourself. You’ll find yourself wandering among giants at this aerial tree walk in Oregon.
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Leach Botanical Garden has always been a place to recharge and reflect.
The Garden opened to the public in 1983 as a partnership between Leach Garden Friends and Portland Parks & Recreation.
The park's grounds are the former estate of John and Lilla Leach, devoted botanists who, in the 1930s, built the Manor House and began work on the eponymous gardens.
An acclaimed botanist, Lilla Leach was the first recipient of the Eloise Payne Luquer Medal, awarded by the Garden Club of America in 1950, for distinguished achievement in the field.
To that end, dogs and other pets are not allowed in the garden, and guests are admitted on a timed ticket entry in order to keep crowds small.
And while Leach Botanical Garden is best-known for its immense variety of flora -- over 2,000 hybrids, cultivars, native and non-native plants -- it's the trees that really steal the show.
This aerial tree walk in Oregon really is something you must experience. Admission to this Oregon treasure is free; however, you’ll need to reserve a timed ticket ahead of your visit, which can be done on the Leach Botanical Gardens website.
