Have fun at the 21st Annual Camas Plant & Garden Fair held in beautiful, historic downtown Camas on Saturday, May 12, 2018, 9 AM to 4 PM! Here’s just some of what you’ll find: Plants, herbs, hanging baskets Tools, iron works Wind chimes, art Kid zone Gardening experts Food vendors AND MORE! Want more info? Website: http://cwplantfair.org/ and … Continue reading
Here’s a recipe for safe weed killer one of our members found on a Bee Preservation Flyer. 1 gallon white vinegar 1 cup epsom salt 1 T. dish soap Dissolve the salt thoroughly in the vinegar and add the soap. Funnel into a spray bottle and spray on weeds on a dry sunny day soaking … 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
Join us to learn about lavender from a local expert! Mary Jones – co-owner of Scented Acres Lavendar Farm, Brush Prairie, WA – will present “Lotions & Potions” as the Garden Club’s January speaker. Mary and her husband have been farming and raising lavender since 2004 and sell over 25 varieties, along with a huge … Continue reading
Our guest speaker for the month of May is Charles Bennett. Charles is the current Vice President of the WSBA (Washington State Bee Keeper Association) and past President of of PNWQRC (Pacific NW Queen Rearing Club). Charles grew up in rural Clackamas County, Oregon. After six years in the Air Force, Charles finished his higher … Continue reading
Our May 25 speaker will be Charles Bennett, Vice President of the Washington State Beekeepers Association. He will talk about the the “Greenway Initiative for Washington State” involving bans on roadside pesticide use and wildflower planting along roads. All meetings take place at the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. All … Continue reading
Gayle, one of our club members, is looking forward to having a great summer crop from her surviving Globe Artichoke plant! Several others died that were planted in less sunny, protected areas of her garden. 😦 So, Gayle shows with this success story, LOCATION is key to growing these! This plant obviously likes its location! … Continue reading
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