House of Whispering Firs

I have been in love with the name of this place since I first drove by it years ago on the back roads around Scholls and Newberg. This year I made it a point on the first decent driving day to take the long ride up the oiled country road to see what I would find at trails end. In this case, what I did find was a cool home surrounded by a lovely glade of trees. Serene. No one but us and the little birdies. My husband and I listened hard for the whispering, but there was not enough wind that day, I suppose.
As for the layout, there is a small outdoor building with shiny baubles for the garden (the little building is super cool) and a wandering path with small signs marking the type of tree/​plant you are appreciating. It isn’t much to it, though I wonder if they do weddings? We certainly enjoyed our 10 minute break and near the end of our time we were gently greeted by the nice owner lady that led us into an interior art space/​store where she creates some lovely ceramics. I was feeling touristy, so I ended up buying a really cool set of handmade coasters (A bit over $ 20) that I adore.
This is more just a thing to do along the way to doing other things, as it doesn’t occupy a whole lot of time. As far as how this place is for pre-​adults, I cannot say, though I for one was incredibly happy it was just us grown ups.
NOTE: This drive requires going a good ways on unpaved roads. If that isn’t your cup of tea, please be advised.