Two Earth Day Activities this Weekend in Piedmont!
Hey Piedmont Neighborhood Association Members and supporters! Come celebrate Earth Day this weekend by attending two events in Piedmont: Bryant Street Bridge Annual Spring Cleanup and Plant Sale.
Bryant Street Bridge Annual Spring Cleanup
Saturday, April 20, 10a-2p
PNA has a long-standing arrangement (including a grant a number of years ago) with ODOT to help maintain the appearance and safety of the Bryant St Pedestrian/Bike Bridge. We usually hold an annual cleanup to prune, weed whack, remove litter, sweep, etc. and if time allows, help to cleanup on the Arbor Lodge side. This year, we’ll also help reduce the risk of illegal camping on or near the path by moving large boulders into place and then planting Barberry and Oregon Grape bushes between the boulders.
It’s actually a lot of fun, and all you need to bring are some gloves and wear a sturdy pair of shoes. And, if you’re able to bring along a wheelbarrow, clippers or a weed whacker, that would be great, too!
Neighborhood Plant Sale
Sunday, April 21, 11a-3p
334 N Baldwin St
Plant enthusiasts, Anna Kullgren and Don Robinson, have been holding an annual Plant Sale in Piedmont for a number of years and invite other plant-related sellers in the Portland area to sell, as well. This year, there will be nine vendors who plan to sell: indoor plants (including succulents), outdoor plants (including PNW natives, vegetable starts, succulents, xeric, drought tolerant, heat tolerant, shade loving and more!), There will also be pottery, ceramics and gardening books for sale, too!
Shortlist of Items to be Sold by each Vendor
Anna—Starlight asters, white martagon lilies, Achillea ptarmica, Erodium chrysantha, kinnick-kinnick, Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’, Fothergilla ‘Mt Airy’, 3-6 gal shrubs: Cotinus x ‘Grace’, Tsuga candensis ’Gentsch White’, Pieris taiwanensis ‘Snowdrift’, Hosta ‘June’, Aronia melanocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’, Osmanthus delavayi, Rhododendron ‘Baden Baden’, Clematis vitcella ‘Polish Spirit’, Vancouveria hexandra, Magnolia ‘Sunsation’, Cephalotaxus harringtonia ’Fastigiata’, Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Sunshine Blue’, Hosta (assorted varieties), Hygrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris.
Don—Albion everbearing strawberries, oregano, Oregon grape-repens, Canadice grapes, Opuntias, Yuccas, Hinoki cypress.
Kim—Indoor plants, potted up pretty, and some hard-to-find cacti/succulents. Also a few smaller shrubs: Chimonanthus praecox, Osmanthus fragrans, a large Cedrus glauca. Possibly some agaves.
Gina—PNW Natives
Tamara—Many hebes (now veronica) in 4″ pots, native plants including Diplacus a. ‘Jeff’s Tangerine’ and Sedum oreganum, hardy perennials, saxifraga, grasses, hydrangeas, Atriplex halimus, Lonicera ‘Lemon Beauty’, Ophiopogon ‘Nigrescens’, drought adapted shrubs and perennials, Eryngium giganteum ‘Miss Wilmott’s Ghost’, some shade lovers, a few Tetrapanax papyrifer, sweet pea starts, kale starts in 6 packs, some seeds and gardening books.
Evan—Selection of houseplants: Rhipsalis, Nematanthus (goldfish plant), a few begonias, Cryptanthus, and more.
Cheri—A wide variety of unusual indoor succulents along with plant books and decorator pots.
Anniliese—Plant-related ceramics (planters, vases, etc.)
Lindsay—Queen of the Night (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) indoor cactus with stunning bloom
Happy Gardening!
Anna and Don
Piedmont Neighborhood Association 