Our January speaker, Julie Carlsen, has been a Clark County Master Gardener for 17 years, helping to train new volunteers in the Master Gardener program and volunteering at the master Gardener Foundation Plant Sale as their “Perennial Princess”, leading perennial propagation efforts. She also heads the “Dig Team” that coordinates finding plant donations for the … Continue reading
Did you know that members of the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” help tend the many flowers and plants at the Camas/Washougal Municipal Court house grounds? The flowers have been “put to bed” for the winter now, but, come spring, they’ll burst into color again! The Court building can be found just next door … Continue reading
“Community Garden Club Camas Washougal” members have donated and planted another 2000 DAFFODIL bulbs in the Washougal Waterfront Park! Next spring, there will be around 4000 daffodils popping up in the popular park and trail. The trail and park are lovely to visit ANY time of year with stupendous views of Mt. Hood and the … Continue reading
There is NO “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” meeting during the month of December. November 20th, 1-3pm, is the last club meeting for the 2019 year, with Karen B. guiding members to create “Floral Arrangements by YOU!” January 22nd, 1-3pm, with speaker Julie Carlsen, “Plant Identificaton” will be our first meeting of 2020. Hope … Continue reading
The “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal’s” November meeting is ONE WEEK EARLY Nov 20th, starting at 1pm, to avoid conflict with Thanksgiving. Following light snacks and a short business meeting, members make their own individual floral arrangements using materials from their own yards and gardens (and each others!) to take home afterwards. Member Karen … Continue reading
A rainy and/or cloudy day may be a good day to water your plants! Why? More of the water you apply on a damp, cool and cloudy day will seep deeper down into the ground to your thirsty plants rather than evaporate without penetrating the soil very far. Some plants are VERY thirsty right now … Continue reading
Pete DuBois, our speaker for October 23, will talk about composting—what to put in it, how to maintain it, and how to use it. Pete currently serves as a Senior Environmental Outreach Specialist, leading the Master Composter Recycler (MCR) Program in Clark County. At home Pete tends two compost piles, a leaf mold pile and … Continue reading
