WHEN TO SEE THE SALEM AREA’S GORGEOUS GARDENS

Lemon-yellow peonies, fragrant fawn lilies and native trillium — oh, my! April is National Garden Month and the Salem region is home to almost 20 public display and botanical gardens bursting with a dizzying array of flowers in all colors, shapes and scents. Some gardens even offer wine tastings, kid’s events and hot-air balloon rides. If you’re visiting later in summer — or in fall and winter — you can still catch plenty of perennial Pacific Northwest blooms. Here’s a roundup of local gardens that will inspire your senses, in order of their blooms’ appearances.

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GO GARDEN-HOPPING IN THE SALEM REGION

If you’re the type of person who stops to smell the roses—and admire the red tulips and yellow peonies—you’re in luck. April is National Garden Month and the Salem region is home to almost 20 public display gardens bursting with blooms in all colors, sizes, and scents. Here’s a roundup of Salem-area gardens you don’t want to miss this spring and summer.

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