July 27, 2011

What to do on Sauvie Island, Oregon

Sauvie Island 

15 mi. NW of Portland.

Rural Sauvie Island is popular with bicyclists. It has several interesting nurseries and also some u-pick farms and fruit stands.

Citrus Nursery on Sauvie Island, Oregon

Cistus Nursery 

22711 NW Gillihan Rd., 503-621-2233. Daily 10-5.

Extraordinary Citrus Nursery stocks plants from around the world and displays them in attractive outdoor “rooms.”


owners at Blue Heron Herbery on Sauvie Island, Oregon

Blue Heron Herbary 

27731 NW Reeder Rd., 503-621-1457; . W-Sun 10-5, Mar-Nov.

Surrounded by a wildlife refuge, this funky herb nursery has an inventory of more than 350 varieties of herbs and more than 100 varieties of lavender--all for sale—but, according to owner Mike Hanselman, “not a stick of heather is on the property.” More than 275 herbs are planted in specialty beds at Blue Heron Herbary, including tea, bee, and Shakespeare, and a u-pick lavender field is by the pond. They make their own spice blends and teas, and an exceptional gift shop purveys herb-related gifts, including sleep pillows and fragrant tea pads. Chickens run free.


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images c2011 Carole Terwilliger Meyers

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