Bend’s Orchard Park receives new hummingbird garden from local volunteers
Kade Linville
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There’s a new garden to check out this memorial day weekend, Bends Orchard park has now planted a hummingbird habitat thanks to the collaboration of Pollinator Pathway Bend, East Cascades Bird Alliance, and Wild Birds Unlimited.
“This garden is more than a beautiful space—it’s a living example of how even small residential gardens can support wildlife when we choose native plants,” said Pollinator Pathways President Gwen Bartonek.
Bartonek designed the park with help and input from Lisa Sanco and Barb Rumer. The garden uses plants native to the high desert, and is designed to inspire visitors to use native plants in their own yards and gardens. The Orchard Park garden’s plants are sourced locally from Wintercreek Nursery, Great Basin Nursery along with community member Barb Rumer’s personal garden.
The initiative to use local plants to promote the health of native hummingbirds and other pollinator species. Other parks with successful pollinator habitats include Al Moody Park, the Bond/Wall Triangle, Brooks Park and Franklin’s Corner
“We hope that increased awareness of our cause will inspire members of our community to plant native wildflowers in their own gardens and help grow the pollinator pathway” said Barnotek. You can visit the Pollinator Pathways website to learn more about future gardens, and how you can get involved.