Join us for the third annual Rancho Cistus Summer Extravaganza!

A day of fun and plants with guest speakers and vendors, treats and refreshments, and garden tours. Plus, 20% off ALL* Cistus Retail plants!

* Saturday, July 11th, 2026 *

Opens to the public at 10am and closes at 5pm.

Guest Speakers!

11:00am - Mark Weathington, JC Raulston Arboretum

12:30pm - Brett Hall, UC Santa Cruz Arboretum

2:00pm - Thomas Van Hevelingen, Van Hevelingen Herb Nursery

3:30pm - TBA

Refreshments!

Where’s Coffee Girl - coffee/tea/baked goods, yum!

Four Corners Grilled Sandwich Co. - fancy grilled cheeses, etc.

* With more cold drinks & treats TBA! *

Plant Vendors!

Van Hevelingen Nursery - premium herbs, shrubs, and perennials

The Other Side Nursery - tropical plants, succulents, and Tillandsias (Air Plants)

Dancing Oaks - unusual trees, shrubs, and perennials from all corners of the world

Sauvie Island Natives - a wide selection of Northwest natives

Illahe Rare Plants - craft nursery specializing in rare bulbs, alpine, rock garden and xeric plants for an evolving climate

One Green World - unique plants, shrubs and trees

With garden tours led by Sean Hogan throughout the day. Times TBA.

Come along and bring your friends!!

Where:

Cistus Design Nursery on Sauvie Island

22711 NW Gillihan Road Portland, OR 97231

Event parking next door - follow signs upon arrival.

*Discount includes retail plants, merch, and Red Pig tools. Not valid for mail order plants or Bloke pottery. Cannot be used for 24" box specimen trees or Yuccas. Cannot be combined with additional discounts.