Never twice the same, Lan Su Chinese Garden is an authentically built cultural heritage garden and living museum of Chinese trees and flora. Within this authentic Ming Dynasty scholar’s garden, serpentine mosaic pathways lead to harmonious landscapes of plants, water, stones, pavilions, and poetry.
Festival of Fragrance
March 20-31
The Festival of Fragrance is a celebration of all things fragrant. Over two weeks, the Garden will host a plant sale, a camellia display from the Oregon Camellia Society, and two weeks of activities.
Other activities include aromatherapy talks, flower arranging workshops with fragrant plants, and tours with the Garden’s horticulture staff of fragrant plants inside the Garden.
Learn more about the Festival of Fragrance and see a full schedule of activities.
Explore the Garden
Explore the Lan Su Chinese Garden and its history and meanings. From a story of a friendship between Portland and Suzhou, China to the meaning of the placement of plants, you can tour the Garden from your own home.
Festival of Fragrance Plant Sale
March 20 & 21
The weekend of March 20 & 21, the Garden will host a plant sale featuring more than 20 local, specialized nurseries. Located just outside the Garden walls in the parking lot to the north of the Garden, the sale will feature Chinese plants including orchids, rhododendrons, camellias, edgeworthia, daphne, and bamboo--including many fragrant types and plants found within the Garden’s own collection. Proceeds of the plant sale support the Garden’s ongoing horticultural work.
Learn more about the Festival of Fragrance Plant Sale and see a full list of vendors.
