Mission:
Leach Garden Friends maintains and enhances Leach Botanical Garden's living collections of plants for the purposes of education, research and conservation and preserves the legacy of the Garden’s founders, John and Lilla Leach.

Vision:
--A botanical garden that features Oregon native plants and the historic Leach collection
--A horticultural resource for the public as well as for the serious gardener
--A hands-on laboratory for environmental education that encourages engagement with the natural sciences
--A model and demonstration site of environmental sustainability
--A museum celebrating John & Lilla Leach and their contributions to Pacific Northwest botany and to the southeast Portland community
--A visitor attraction
--A place of beauty and respite