Links Portland Classical Chinese Garden Created to nurture and inspire all who visit, the Garden is little changed from what might have greeted you during the Ming dynasty in China. Portland’s Japanese Garden Portland’s Japanese Garden is a haven of tranquil beauty that has been proclaimed one of the most authentic Japanese gardens outside of Japan. METRO A great site for information on recycling and composting, with a calendar of outdoor activities for families. Bamboo Garden Nursery Located in North Plains, Oregon, the nursery specializes in rare and common bamboos at reasonable prices. Cistus Design Nursery Cistus is a retail micro-nursery located on Sauvie Island that offers plants from around the world that thrive in the northern Willamette Valley. Plant Delights Plant Delights Nursery Inc., is an international mail order firm specializing in unusual perennials. The online catalog features well over 1000 different plants. Aesthetic Gardens Aesthetic Gardens is an online source for hard-to-find and unusual plant material. Books The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, edited by Christopher Brickell and Judith D. Zuk. DK Publishing. Mediterranean Gardening: A Waterwise Approach, by Heidi Gildemeister. University of California Press.