These are both examples of native plants in the Victor Valley that grow year-round and provide those of us who reside here with joys for our noses and eyes. As a high school biology teacher, I am ...

Oregon's Otherworldly High Desert With Unmatched Hiking Trails Is Just Outside Of Bend. Story by Mina Elwell • 8m. W hile you're enjoying listening to live music and sipping a craft beer in Bend ...

This weekend, the OSU Extension Service is holding its 30th annual High Desert Garden Tour. For $15, you'll be given a map and driving directions to several different gardens in Central Oregon where ...

PART 6 of 8 Oregon's high desert begins in the eastern rain shadow of the Cascades, less than a two-hour drive from the cities of the Willamette Valley. The Deschutes, Crooked and John Day rivers ...

High Desert gardener Marie Esposito recommends keeping plants in the shade once the hot winds come. She also uses Fox Farm soil, which doesn't dry out as fast in the desert, she says.

High Desert native, professor and high school biology teacher Audrey Longshore is on a mission to connect students with the beauty and importance of native plants of the High Desert.