The former home of devoted botanists John and Lilla Leach, Leach Botanical Garden celebrates their contributions to the study of native plants in the Pacific Northwest. A new master plan led by landscape architects Land Morphology includes site and garden improvements for the 16‑acre campus, as well as new structures designed by Olson Kundig.
Leach Botanical Garden
Portland, Oregon
West Edge Tower
Seattle, Washington
NYC Residence
New York, New York
Team
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Misun Chung Gerrick
Michael Wright
Awards
2023
WASLA Professional Awards, Award of Excellence
Publications
2023
Gragg, Barry. “Landscape.” Architectural Record, Feb. 2023, 21-22. Print.
“Il giardino botanico di Portland ridisegnato da Land Morphology.” Domus Online, 05 Jun. 2023. Web.
“In Bloom.” Luxe Interiors + Design Pacific Northwest, Jun. 2023, 56. Print.
“In Portland, a New Landscape at Leach Botanical Garden.” Architects & Artisans, 13 Sep. 2023. Web.
“Leach Botanical Garden – The Upper Garden.” Architizer, Jan. 20, 2023. Web.
“Leach Botanical Garden: The Upper Garden.” ARCHITECT, Jan. 25, 2023. Web.
2021
“New Botanical garden designed by Seattle-based landscape architects opens in Portland.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 5 Oct. 2021, 2. Print.
2020
“The world’s most innovative companies of 2020 in architecture.” Fast Company, 10 Mar. 2020. Web.
2019
Basalyga, Stephanie. “Growing a garden in Southeast Portland.” Portland Tribune, 2 Jul. 2019., 13-14. Print.
“Leach Botanical Garden improvements planned.” Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, 22 Mar. 2019. Web.
Rubin, Kyna. “Putting a garden on the map.” Landscape Architecture Magazine, June 2019, 36,38. Print.
2015
Corbell, Beverly. “Major Expansion in Store for Leach Botanical Garden.” Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce, 18 Sept. 2015. Print.