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Green on Green Garden Tour
Saturday, September 15, 2012
9:30-10:30am Pre-tour demonstration/breakfast
11:00-4:00pm Garden Tour
A benefit for Portland Reading Foundation
Tour an assortment of six unique NE Portland gardens, from a charming garden filled with colorful plants and accessories
to a garden designed with modern aesthetics in mind. There's something for everyone!
Come early to the pre-event featuring fern tables by gardener extraoridinaire Nancy Goldman.
All tour proceeds go to the Portland Reading Foundation in support of students in low-income Portland neighborhoods schools who are
working to build lifetime reading skills.
*Self-guided six garden tour-$20 per person
* Limited pre-tour demonstration/breakfast and garden tour -$35
Purchase tickets on line beginning July 1st at www.portlandreading.org
"Portland Reading Foundation has made reading a reality for students with substantial learning barriers. The results of this school-community partnership have been significant."
–Portland Public Schools, Office of Teaching and Learning
Latest Event:
2011 "Green on Green" Garden Tour
A Benefit for the Portland Reading Foundation
was held in August 2011
Tour an assortment of six unique SE Portland gardens - from a garden focused on plants and their beauty to a garden designed to be low-maintenance and drought tolerant. There is something for everyone!
All proceeds go towards tutoring students who are struggling to read in low income neighborhood Portland area schools. This early intervention leads to proficient readers and successful learners.
Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers and supporters for a successful event. Stay tuned for details on the 2012 Garden Tour!
If you can not attend the tour, please consider making a donation to the Portland Reading Foundation, a 501(c) 3 tax deductible organization.