Upcoming events.
Come meet FLAG & Save Our Elms!
Come meet representatives from Friends of Ladd’s Addition Gardens and Save Our Elms to learn about (and get involved in) supporting Ladd’s Addition’s amazing rose gardens, tree canopy, and Ladd Circle.
Deadheading Season Opening Day!
Welcome to the 2026 deadheading season! Join the FLAG team and Portland Parks representative for coffee and rose deadheading tutorials. Meet your neighbors and help care for your roses!
We’ll have some gloves and pruners to borrow, but feel free to bring your own.
Winter Pruning of Roses
Portland Parks personnel will be cutting back the rose plants in all four rose gardens, to preserve their health and beauty. Exact dates to be determined.
Ladd’s Addition tree planting
🌳 Ladd’s Addition Tree Planting
Saturday, February 7th
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM (ish)
Meet in front of Floyd’s Coffeehouse & Wine Bar
We’ll be planting 11 saplings throughout Ladd’s Addition. Planting trees is a wonderful way to beautify the neighborhood, meet your neighbors, and have some fun together.
No experience necessary. We’ll start with a short demonstration before getting underway. We’ll divide into small teams and will keep households together as much as possible.
What to bring:
Gloves
If you have them: shovel, pruners, bucket, broom, rake
Rain or shine, the planting will happen.
North Garden deadheading
Meet us in the North Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
East Garden deadheading
Meet us in the East Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
South Garden deadheading
Meet us in the South Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
West Garden deadheading
Meet us in the West Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
North Garden deadheading
Meet us in the North Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
East Garden deadheading
Meet us in the East Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
South Garden deadheading
Meet us in the South Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
West Garden deadheading
Meet us in the West Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
North Garden deadheading
Meet us in the North Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
East Garden deadheading
Meet us in the East Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
South Garden deadheading
Meet us in the South Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
West Garden deadheading
Meet us in the West Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
North Garden deadheading
Meet us in the North Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
East Garden deadheading
Meet us in the East Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
South Garden deadheading
Meet us in the South Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
West Garden deadheading
Meet us in the West Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
North Garden deadheading
Meet us in the North Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
Deadheading Season Opening Day!
Welcome to the 2025 deadheading season! Join the FLAG team and Portland Parks representative for coffee and rose deadheading tutorials. Meet your neighbors and help care for your roses!
We’ll have some gloves and pruners to borrow, but feel free to bring your own.
West Garden deadheading
Meet us in the West Garden for a few minutes or all morning! We have the tools and the how-to. Drop by and say hi!
East garden deadheading
Here we are, end of summer. If the roses are still blooming, you’ll find Kim in the East garden for deadheading! Come on out and help, weather permitting.
South garden deadheading
Autumn is around the corner. We’ll still be deadheading, if the weather permits. Kim will be braving it, if it’s not a rainout!
Climbing Rose Tutorial
Join Pashalle from Portland Parks and the FLAG team to learn how to care for climbing roses. We’ll have some tools, but feel free to bring your own pruners and gloves, or just come to listen and watch! We’ll start in the West Garden, and may move to the South, if time allows.
West garden deadheading
Weather permitting, we can still enjoy our roses and keep on deadheading. Kim will be out with a smile, so drop by to help and say hello.
North garden deadheading
Labor Day weekend is upon us. Take some time out to join your neighbors and Kim with FLAG for some time in the rose garden.
East garden deadheading
Head East and join in the fun! Deadheading and neighborly chatting. Say hi to Tammy from FLAG!
South garden deadheading
Summer Saturday in the South garden smelling the roses! Come and deadhead with FLAG! We’ll have the tools and the how-to.
West garden deadheading
Meet you in the West garden this morning for deadheading. Bring your coffee. Karen from FLAG will have the pruners to share. Come by and say hi!
North garden deadheading
Join FLAG in the North garden for deadheading as the roses are in full bloom!
FLAG believes in fostering good neighbor relations to keep Ladd's a safe, healthy, and connected neighborhood.
In the past, FLAG has hosted many events to bring our community together. In addition to organizing volunteer rose deadheading throughout the summer months, FLAG has hosted summer picnics with games, holiday potlucks with caroling and horse-drawn wagon rides, and silent auctions.
Check this website, follow us on Instagram, and watch your doorstep for flyers delivered to your home announcing upcoming FLAG events.