High Desert Horticultural Center

06/05/2026

Bring the bees, butterflies and birds to your backyard! We have three seats left for our Creating Gardens for Wildlife class this Saturday at 10am at WinterCreek Nursery. Register on EventBright: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983900560983?aff=oddtdtcreator.

Discover how you can select plants and structural elements that will support wildlife in your garden.

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

Wondering how you can make your garden more attractive to birds, pollinators and other wildlife? Take our upcoming class on Creating Gardens for Wildlife (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1983900560983?aff=oddtdtcreator) on June 6th that we are teaching with Think Wild. Learn how you can create an environment that birds, bees, butterflies and more want to spend time in! We will talk about specific plants and structural elements that you need to best support native fauna.

05/15/2026

Tickets are now available for the 2nd Annual Native Plant Garden Tour on June 20th! Tickets available on EventBright or at WinterCreek Nusery.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hdhc-native-plant-garden-tour-tickets-1984072343790

04/17/2026

We hope to see you this evening for the Native Plant Society of Oregon's Spring Social at WinterCreek Nursery. Learn about NPSO and mingle with fellow native plant lovers. Plus if you join NPSO, you get 10% off plant sales during the event.

04/16/2026

The Source recognizes our very own Rick Martinson as an Earth Hero this month! Read more about Rick and the other Earth Heros in the latest edition. https://www.bendsource.com/news/localnews/earth-heroes-of-central-oregon/

04/13/2026

Join us in celebrating The Native Plant Society of Oregon's Spring Social this Friday, April 17th from 4:30-6pm at WinterCreek Nursery. It's free to attend and if you become a member of The Native Plant Society you get 10% off plants at WinterCreek during the event. We hope to see you there!

04/02/2026

Looking to boost the value of your home and aren't up for installing new floors? Try Native Plants! Check out this article from The Source this week.
https://www.bendsource.com/news/localnews/two-key-diy-projects-you-can-do-to-spruce-up-your-home/

03/23/2026

We are excited to share a conceptual image of the future High Desert Botanical Garden! We’ve executed an MOU with Bend Parks and Rec to start the planning and design process for a 40 acre botanical garden in Bend, Oregon. It’s becoming a reality!! Check out www.highdesertbotanicalgarden.org for more info. Whoo-hoo!

03/13/2026

We are now open Saturdays 9am-3pm! Come see us tomorrow!

It's not even close to Mother's Day and there is still no snow on Black Butte! Time to get started on that spring planting.