Light desserts & cider being served at this meeting (in addition to the usual tea & coffee)! The speaker at our October monthly general club meeting will be Dave Doolittle of Petalheads. Dave will be speaking about plant breeding and what’s new in the plant world based on his years of working for TerraNova wholesale … Continue reading
Stink bugs, oh, my! They are here in the Pacific Northwest and they can be very destructive to native and non-native plants in your yard, green house, garden and forest. How do you identify them, find them, destroy them – but, not destroy the native bugs? Here is some helpful information about the invasive Brown … Continue reading
Our first fall meeting takes place at the Camas Community Center on Sep 24, Wednesday, at 1pm. (See column at right for directions and map.) Our guest speaker will be Pixie LaPlante, a fun and informative speaker who has a fascinating breadth of knowledge of herbs, fermenting, wild harvesting, gardening, and other fun topics. More … Continue reading
Could pumpkins be the true icon of the 20th and 21st centuries? Well pumpkins should be! How did the orange fruit gain such popularity outside the kitchen? Answer: It began with the invention of the home refrigerator. By the late 1930’s electric refrigerators were in many U.S.A. homes, gradually replacing the older “iceboxes”. But, before … Continue reading
One of our members, S.P., suggested club members might enjoy two books during the “share” time of our August general club meeting. “Pacific Northwest Foraging” by Douglas Deur. Plants specific to the USA Pacific NW area explored in great detail. “Coffee for Roses” by C.L. Fornari. Misleading facts about backyard gardening are debunked. Both books … Continue reading
The Gardenia jasminoides is one of my favorite small shrubs in my garden. It has glossy, dark green evergreen leaves that help maintain structure in the garden all year. Single white, six petal flowers with yellow stamens bloom from late spring through early fall. It grows slowly in a rounded mounding habit to 2-3 feet … Continue reading
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