Newsweek has nominated the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Southeast Portland for the “Best Botanical Garden” in the U.S. for its 2024 Reader’s Choice Awards.

The Southeast Portland show and sale is held Mother's Day weekend each year because many of the rhodies are in bloom now.

A beloved Portland attraction is up for Best Botanical Garden in Newsweek’s Readers’ Choice awards.

Other botanical sites, such as Portland’s famous International Rose Test Garden, often overshadow the lesser-known rhododendron garden.

The famous blooms at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in southeast Portland are opening earlier than usual this year, providing a colorful show for visitors.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – Eastmoreland’s Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden is welcoming it’s first wave of blooms of the spring!

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in bloomTo reach Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, drive Interstate 5 north to the Ross Island Bridge in Portland, then take Highway 99E south for two miles ...

Nestled between Eastmoreland’s public golf course and Reed College, the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden is the crown jewel of the Portland parks system.