Plants for sale by Eve & Erik! A few days still left for their sale. (Re-posted from Eve Hanlin’s Facebook post, May 18, 2029.) Website: https://eveanderiksplants.square.site Article: Hey local plant friends! I’m super excited to announce a spontaneous plant sale! Erik and I started a bunch of old seeds, not expecting them all to germinate…They … Continue reading
Category Archives: Gardening
Free Planting Guides & Mail order seeds/plants
Free spring/fall/winter planting guides can be found on Territorial Seeds website! So cool. Located in Cottage Grove, OR, Territorial does mail order seeds and plants. Check their website for what is in stock. They were swamped with tremendous amounts of orders they received from all over the USA and had to halt accepting new orders … Continue reading
Clark County Master Gardeners – ANSWER CLINIC online & phone
Did you know that the “Washington State University Clark County Master Gardeners” have an ANSWER CLINIC? You can contact them online or by phone with your gardening questions! ‘If you’re spending more time in your yard you might have questions about what you’re finding there: “What’s this bug? Is it bad?” “How do I get … Continue reading
Joan Veach speaks on “Vegetables A-Z” Feb 26 at 1:30pm
Please join us Feb 26th when the entertaining Joan Veach will speak to us about “Vegetables A-Z” at the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” general meeting. “Before I took the Master Gardener class,” says Joan, “my efforts at vegetable gardening were often very disappointing. [Now] we grow a large percentage of the vegetables we … Continue reading
Julie Carlsen speaks on “Plant Identification”, Jan 22, 1pm
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
HINT #6: Dry spring weather – might need to water your plants!
Weather forecasters are indicating this may be the driest April recorded in the Portland Vancouver metro area in over 100 years. Some plants are VERY thirsty right now after an exceptionally dry winter and spring and few of the heavy, steady rains we usually see. Even some of our native plants could use a “drink”. … Continue reading
Pete DuBois speaks on Composting – Oct 23, 1:30-2:15pm
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