Support Our
Mission
OUR MISSION
Leach Garden Friends maintains and enhances Leach Botanical Garden’s living collections of plants for the purposes of education, research and conservation and preserves the legacy of the Garden’s founders, John and Lilla Leach.
OUR VALUES
STEWARDSHIP:
Cultivate & nurture a living legacy
CONNECTION:
Celebrate the relationship of humans to nature
INSPIRATION:
Excite the imagination
DISCOVERY:
Promote involvement in the natural sciences
BEAUTY:
Provide a place of tranquility and respite
INCLUSION:
Create a welcoming space where all belong
COLLABORATION:
Maximize resources to ensure excellence
SUSTAINABILITY:
Operate with fiscal and environmental responsibility
CURIOSITY:
Stimulate engaged learning
OUR VISION
We Aspire to Be…
Portland’s botanical and cultural garden, a treasure connecting people, place and plants through discovery and delight. Our botanical garden highlights northwest native plants and features other unique collections including ferns, and spring ephemerals.
- A horticultural resource for both casual and serious gardeners.
- A hands-on laboratory for environmental education that encourages engagement with the physical sciences.
- A model and demonstration site of environmental sustainability.
- An historic site celebrating John & Lilla Leach and their contributions to Pacific Northwest botany and to the southeast Portland community.
- A regional destination.
- A place of beauty, respite, and reflection.
- A special place for families to gather and create memories.
Donations to Leach Botanical Garden (#93-0807685) are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.