Jeff Wittler speaks about Hummingbirds Sep 23, 2026!
Jeff Wittler is our guest speaker on September 23, 2026. His topic is Hummingbirds! More info coming soon!
Jeff Wittler is our guest speaker on September 23, 2026. His topic is Hummingbirds! More info coming soon!
Greater Portland Iris Society: Beardless Iris Sale August 29th & 30th, 9 am – 4 pm each day (or until sold out) Portland Nursery * 5050 SE Stark Street * Portland “The Greater Portland Iris Society’s Beardless Iris Sale will again be at the Portland Nursery Stark Street shop. “From sun to shade, or dry …
Members of the Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal recently visited Hayes Freedom High School, a recipient of one of the club’s grants. Thanks to these funds, the school has been able to revitalize its community garden space. The garden serves as a valuable learning tool for biology, chemistry, and food science. It also provides various …
Representatives from the “Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal” recently visited Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School, a recipient of one of our club’s grants. The purpose of the visit was to see firsthand how the grant funds were used. The school used the grant to create a sensory garden featuring native, sun-loving, and drought-resistant plants. The project …
Members of the “Community Garden Club of Camas-Washougal” recently visited the Hathaway Elementary School garden, one of the recipients of this year’s grants. They were greeted by pre-kindergarten and third-grade students who shouted out a big thank you to the club. This grant provided essential supplies and plants for the garden. During the visit, students …
Here’s an “old timey” way to check the moisture in your soil, to see if your plants need more water – the “2nd Finger Joint Test for Moisture”. Thanks go to one of our member’s grandfather, a South Dakota farmer/rancher, born in 1887, who taught her this method when she was a toddler, first learning …
The “Community Garden Club of Camas / Washougal” ‘s first meeting for fiscal year 2026-2027 will be Wednesday, August 26, 2026, starting at NOON and it will be a POTLUCK! We are on “summer break” from now, May 28th, through August 26, 2026 – tending our own gardens, going on field trips to other gardens …
Here are the schedules of farmer’s markets in southwest Washington, USA for the Winter through Summer of 2026. (Please drop us a line if you know about others or find a mistake – is La Center still having a Farmer’s Market?) Battle Ground Farmer’s Market (Indoors) Fridays 2-7pm & Saturdays 9am-2pm (starting March 27) 15 …
Deer find raw eggs on plants disgusting and a scientific study backs it up! 6 eggs & one gallon of water working effectively as a deer repellent for several Garden Club members who’ve tried it! A study at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 2001, titled “Comparison of Commercial Deer Repellents”, showed that two commercial …
TODAY! It’s a potluck! August 26, 2026, Wednesday, NOON-2pm. (One hour earlier.) This is the Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal’s “welcome to our new fiscal year” meeting. It is at the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. It will start at NOON and is a potluck! Members are encouraged to bring … Continue reading
Thank you, Colf Construction, for donating 4000 1-gallon and other sized pots to the Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal! These pots once held plants that now are adorning the newly renovated and almost completed Towncenter behind the Washougal City Hall and FVRL Washougal branch locations. These same pots will be filled by Garden Club members … Continue reading
The FREE 3rd Annual Vancouver Pollinator Festival is Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 9am-3pm. Most everything will take place in Marshall Park, the adjacent Clark Public Utilities Building, City Arts Hub and VITA Elementary School. “The Vancouver Bee Project is thrilled to announce that Dr. Doug Tallamy, author and founder of Homegrown National Park, will … Continue reading
It’s a potluck! May 27, 2026, Wednesday, noon-2pm . (ONE HOUR EARLIER.) This is our last meeting for the fiscal year until August. It is at the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. It will start at NOON. Members are encouraged to bring a dessert, entree, side dish or other interesting … Continue reading
This second, final session of the Two Rivers Museum 2026 Plant Fair will be on: Sunday, June 14 10 AM – 3 PM Where: 1 Durgan St, P.O. Box 204, Washougal, WA All proceeds go to the Museum, so whether you’re a seasoned gardener or just getting started, it’s the perfect chance to find something … Continue reading
Our last meeting for fiscal year 2025-2026 will be Wednesday, May 27th, starting at 1pm and it will be a POTLUCK! The meeting takes place in the Ballroom of the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. (Our next meeting, after the May 27 one, will not be until Wednesday, August 26th … Continue reading
Our 2026 Plant Sale is over. Thank you for your patronage this year and all the many years before! Special thanks to the Zion Lutheran Church for allowing us to hold our sale at their spectacular “venue” and off-street parking! Every year’s offerings are slightly different, depending upon what our members have to share with … Continue reading