From one of our club members: “I just read a wonderful book about gardening for yourself AND wildlife, both flora and fauna, called ‘The Humane Gardener, nurturing a backyard habitat for wildlife’ by Nancy Lawson. If you haven’t (or even if you have) tried to make your garden wildlife friendly, it is a great introduction … Continue reading
The club’s guest speakers for the month of February will be Joyce Lounsberry, Ph.D., President, and Suzann Stahl, Membership Chairman, of the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs (WSFGC). WSFGC was established in 1933 with 15 clubs within the state. Today, after 85 years, the WSFGC represents 91 clubs and 2,536 members within Washington State. … Continue reading
Interested in IRISES? Then this is the group you’ll want to check out! Current information for the Greater Portland Iris Society 2018 events have been posted to their website: http://GreaterPortlandIrisSociety.org/calendar-of-events The club had special guest speaker, Chad Harris, co-owner of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, speak in September 2017 about iris plants and the local … Continue reading
If you’re new to the Clark County, Washington, USA area, you might not know “where to start”. Here is just one of our suggestions for you. The Washington State University Extension of Clark County offers programs, classes and training in a huge variety of areas way beyond (but still including) farming and agriculture ! Just … Continue reading
Our guest speaker for the month of January is Charles Bennett and the topic is “gardening to save the pollinators”. The club has been fortunate to have had Charles as speaker in the past. His presentations are lively and entertain and educate. We’ve never “stumped” him on a bee question yet! Charles is current President … Continue reading
The Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal held its annual wreath making event last week (for members) to create their own wreaths. So much fun and members helped each other create some lovely wreaths they took home or gave to others. Many thanks go to the team who gathered the materials, brought the club’s large … Continue reading
Club members have an opportunity to make their very own wreaths using the club’s equipment again this year! Members have a lot of fun gathering materials from local growers, bringing their own special “just so” decorations, and helping create the actual green wreaths on the club’s wreath making equipment. This is a picture of a … Continue reading
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