Enjoy a drop-in, family-friendly craft activity inspired by magnolia. Enjoy at your own pace and take a unique piece of art home with you!
Take a front-row seat to Chinese tea culture with our intimate Garden Tea Tasting series led by tea master Hannah Ma. Savor three seasonal teas from Yun Shui Teahouse, learn traditional brewing techniques, and take home a porcelain teacup.
Join a Lan Su gardener for a guided Magnolia Festival stroll through the garden, exploring beautiful magnolia varieties and their history, symbolism, and botanical features. The walk includes a look at Fengchun (__ ÒPhoenix of SpringÓ), a magnolia tree chosen by Lan Su’s original Suzhou landscape architect, He Fengchun, when the garden first opened.
Join our horticulture team every Wednesday for a tour diving into a plant in its peak, gardening tips, and more.
Enjoy a drop-in, family-friendly craft activity inspired by magnolia. Enjoy at your own pace and take a unique piece of art home with you!
Hear from a Lan Su horticulturist how to best cultivate magnolias in the landscape. Get an insider perspective on our favorite specimens and learn how to maintain them for health and beauty for years to come.
The Portland Go Club provides interactive teachings on the rules, strategies, and history of Weiqi. 11 AM – 1 PM | Every 3rd Sunday, April 19 – September 20, 2026 Weiqi, also known as Go, holds the distinction of being the oldest continuously played strategy game globally, with origins dating back at least 3,500 years. While its rules can be grasped in mere minutes, the game’s strategies and historical significance are vast. As part of our ongoing cultural programs, the Portland Go Club will provide teachings and demonstrations on the rules, strategies, and history of Weiqi, considered one of the four […]
Enjoy a drop-in, family-friendly craft activity inspired by magnolia. Enjoy at your own pace and take a unique piece of art home with you!
Join our horticulture team every Wednesday for a tour diving into a plant in its peak, gardening tips, and more.
Enjoy the gentle sounds of live Chinese music on traditional instruments such as erhu, ruan qin, and pipa. Noon – 3 PM | Fridays, April 24 – September 25, 2026 As you stroll the garden pathways, enjoy traditional Chinese music of erhu or guzheng by Lan Su musicians. The erhu is a bowed, two-stringed Chinese vertical musical instrument. The guzheng is a traditional Chinese stringed instrument with 21 strings and movable bridges. Parking & Directions Free Lan Su Parking There is free first come, first served parking in our sister lot next to the garden at 424 NW Third Avenue. […]
Enjoy a drop-in, family-friendly craft activity inspired by magnolia. Enjoy at your own pace and take a unique piece of art home with you!
Instructor | Tickets | Series Schedule | Parking Enjoy a blossom-filled afternoon at the beautiful Lan Su Chinese Garden with the return of Steep & Paint. With all materials provided and admission included, all you need to bring is yourself! We’re bringing this series back by popular demand and newly reimagined in partnership with the Oregon Botanical Artists […]