Name: Introduction to Native Plant Landscaping with Rick Martinson
Start: 2024-07-13T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-07-13T11:00:00-07:00
Location: Wintercreek Nursery

From design to construction to maintenance, the nature of native landscapes is unique but well worth the learning curve.
About this Event

Introduction to Native Plant Landscaping with Rick Martinson

Learn the basics of native plant landscaping in Central Oregon! We will discuss the elements of soils, plants, communities, and techniques for creating water-wise nature landscapes for humans and other creatures.

Bring your notebooks!

About Rick:

Rick is the Founder of the High Desert Horticultural Center. For over 25 years, Rick was president and co-owner of WinterCreek Restoration, a landscape/nursery company working exclusively with native plants of central and eastern Oregon. Their work focused on designing and creating ecology-based regenerative landscapes that were self-supporting and provided habitat for a variety of species from birds and mammals to fungi and bacteria.

Rick’s previous experience includes work as an ecologist, environmental scientist and archaeologist in a variety of environments around the country, and he used knowledge from those experiences to create award winning landscapes throughout the western United States. He holds a B.S. in Physical Anthropology and a PhD in Horticulture, and specializes in the adaptive physiology of xerophytic species in semi-arid environments. He teaches courses in ecology based design and applied ecology at Oregon State University, and is a frequent guest lecturer for numerous organizations. He is a member of the Natural Areas Association, Society for Ecological Restoration, Oregon Landscape Contractors Association, and other professional societies. He is also a Central Oregon Master Gardener.