St. Paul Strawberries & Heirloom Roses

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This was the first sunny Saturday in Oregon for awhile now and we were excited to get out of Portland for the afternoon.

We had a gift certificate for Herloom Roses and thought that today would be a good day to use it. It was a short drive down to exit 278 on I-5 and about 12 miles off the main drag.

Just opening the door to the car caused the sweet smell of the roses to jump into our noses... Emma found the grassy path and we were quickly in the midst of hundreds of different varieties of roses. We eventually made it to the main greenhouse where we found two different roses that would look good in our garden. Among these, that we couldn't resist, was a rose called "little Emma"...

Next we drove 10 miles to St. Paul... Here was the French Prairie Strawberry Festival. There were animals for Emma to feed, a fun playground and obstacle course and yes, Strawberries.

Even ten minutes or so a big tractor would come along and bring folks to and from the Strawberry patch... Once we got there it didn't take more than a few minutes to fill our 24 oz container with fresh, ripe strawberries!

We took these home and made jam, smoothies and even had a couple handfuls left over to keep.

A fun family afternoon away from Portland.


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Photos

The Entrance
The entrance to Heirloom Gardens

Smelling The Roses
Meg and Emma smell a rose...

Yellow Rose
Just an example of the colorful roses at Heirloom Gardens

Little Emma
Yes, the "Little Emma" variety of Rose

Slide at French Prairie
Emma at a slide at the French Prairie Strawberry Festival

Feeding Animals
Many hungry animals to feed

Strawberries BEFORE
The "before" picture of the Strawberry bucket

Strawberries AFTER
The "after" picture of the Strawberry bucket

Comments

[Heather]

I came across your blog by accident, but really enjoyed the photos, and wish I things like strawberry festivals when I was a young child! I love Oregon and your post made me want to go back! My boyfriend and I have a community travel blog and we're always looking for photos, reviews (like of the Strawberry Festival?!), etc, to share. If you have the time, check it out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com, or email me at [e-mail]. Enjoy the summer weather in OR! Heather :)