Worthy Garden Club

Home
United States
Bend, OR
Worthy Garden Club

Call Directions Website Contact the organization

Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Worthy Garden Club, Nonprofit Organization, 495 NE Bellevue Drive, Bend, OR.

Worthy Garden Club connects people to the natural world & cultivates a community of environmental stewards working together to build a greener & healthier planet through advocacy, action & education.

10/20/2026

We found this honker in the landscape the other day 😳
🪱
Did you know? Earthworms are cold-blooded and eyeless, though they can sense and will move away from light. These little soil engineers tunnel through the ground, eating decaying plant and animal matter which exits their bodies as nutrient-rich castings. They create air pockets and leave nitrogen-tinged slime in their wake, aerating the soil while helping bind soil particle aggregates together. And sometimes they’re not so little! The largest earthworm ever measured was 22 feet long in South Africa. We ♥️ worms.

10/16/2026

No words, Bend. Only love. We are here.

10/13/2026

A parade of fall blooms are still happening in the Worthy landscape. Come on by to see which native plants you can add to your garden next year for late season color and forage!
🍁🐝
First up is a classic: Douglas’ aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum), beloved by buttterlies, moths and bees.

Rocky Mountain bee plant (Cleomella serrulata), a funky annual that reseeds year after year and thrives on neglect.

Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa), the toughest shrub around that provides great cover for wildlife.

Scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata), the ultimate hummingbird plant.

Pale evening primrose (Oenothera pallida), a lovely serenade to moths.

Hummingbird mint (Agastache cana), a southwest native that can take the heat - and yes, also popular with hummingbirds.

The ever-trusty common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), one of the BEST plants to attract beneficial and predatory insects. Plant it where you want it to spread or you’ll hate it.

Paired with aster, western goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), rounds out this pollinator powerhouse duo when planted together.

Desert sweet (Chamaebatiaria millefolium) doesn’t usually bloom twice in one season, but here we are 🤷🏻‍♀️

And last but not least, an unknown species of Erigeron that has absolutely taken over the hottest, driest slopes of the garden, and is super popular with very small native bees and flies!

10/07/2026

We got to return to a previous project last month, and helped the Friends of Malheur Refuge install more DEER-RESISTANT native plants into their rock garden at refuge headquarters. 11 hardworking volunteers showed up to muscle them in on a Saturday morning, and they’re now being well cared for - and protected from munching wildlife, as much as they can be 😂 Can’t wait to see more color in there next year! Stay tuned for an update in 2027…

10/03/2026

The days are getting shorter, the leaves have started falling…as we approach the traditional garden cleanup season, we like to remind folks that if you LEAVE THE LEAVES, SAVE THE STEMS and wait for early May to do your spring cleaning, you give wildlife the resources to stay fed and/or tucked in tight to survive the winter.
🍁🍂
Rake fallen plant debris into your garden beds to protect and enhance soil life, as well as to allow beneficial insects (like butterflies, moths and ladybugs) to survive until they emerge in spring. Leave dried seed heads as forage for birds and small mammals and plant stems as homes for stem-nesting native bees. The ecosystem will thank you, and pay you back with healthier soil, happier plants and a bounty of beneficial insects.

09/28/2026

We had a BLAST on the Village Green last night with Jack Johnson and crew! Thanks to all the organizers who put it together, the folks who showed up to learn more about Worthy Garden Club and native plants, and All At Once for offering these amazing opportunities to local nonprofits. We’ll remember this one for a long time 💚✌️🌎

09/25/2026

CW: RABBITBRUSH APPRECIATION
Many scoff at this native shrub (why? well it does look a bit scrubby and is a little “too good” at procreating) but this high desert survivor is one of the only plants blooming into winter, and is often the first native plant to colonize disturbed sites, creating a foundation that invites others to join.
Volume up! Here’s a moment of zen and a dedication to one of the most under appreciated plants around.

09/22/2026

Repost from Hopservatory
Just before opening the observatory, we noticed the International Space Station flying overhead!

We see ISS passes fairly frequently, although catching it in the telescope is a whole different challenge. I’ve managed it before, and it looks a bit like an “H,” with the large solar arrays on either side and the crew modules connecting them in the middle.

The ISS is traveling at nearly 17,500 miles per hour and completes an orbit around Earth roughly every 90 minutes. That means the astronauts aboard see around 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every single day! 🌎🛰️

Pretty incredible stuff.

09/18/2026

The garden may be slowing down, but there’s still plenty coming out of our Franklin’s Corner demonstration bed! Other community gardeners have been pitching in to add to the harvest, and we’re so happy to be able to donate it all to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry 💚

09/11/2026

Meet Allen! Our resident volunteer beekeeper, and long-time member of the Central Oregon Beekeeping Association. Allen was looking for a safe spot for his hives, and we needed help taking care of our bees - a match made in pollinator heaven. Allen now hosts two hives in the Worthy garden, and comes by regularly to make sure they’re healthy and thriving.
🐝🐝🐝
Thank you Allen!

Address

495 NE Bellevue Drive
Bend, OR
97701

Telephone

(541) 639-4776 Ext 220

Website

http://www.worthygardenclub.org/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Worthy Garden Club posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to Worthy Garden Club:

Want your organization to be the top-listed non profit organization in Bend?