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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2025

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2025

Though they’ve raised the prices (it’s $9 per ticket now), it’s still always worth a visit to SE Portland’s Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden; this is especially true if you like rhododendrons (unsurprisingly), as they are omnipresent there. It is a great place to relax and enjoy the beauty of nature while still being in the heart of the city.

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2017

It's a gorgeous little park adjacent to Reed College, and it is packed to the gills with a wide assortment of rhododendrons. And ducks and geese, for that matter...

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, May 2017
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland

Year-in, year-out, one great spot to escape the rigors of city life, to relax and enjoy nature, is the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in SE Portland...

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Portland
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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, March '24

On a cool drizzly early spring morning, there were plenty of beautiful sights in the garden, from honking geese to blooming flowers of various varieties (including, yes, rhododendrons). Oh, and one huge nutria.

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Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, March '24
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Film Follow-up: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Mar '24

Taken with my Canon AE-1, still hanging on from the late 1970s. A great little camera and a ton of fun to shoot with, even on a dark and rainy Portland day.

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Film Follow-up: Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, Mar '24