Jeff Wittler speaks about Hummingbirds Sep 23, 2026!
Jeff Wittler is our guest speaker on September 23, 2026. His topic is Hummingbirds! More info coming soon!
Jeff Wittler is our guest speaker on September 23, 2026. His topic is Hummingbirds! More info coming soon!
Greater Portland Iris Society: Beardless Iris Sale August 29th & 30th, 9 am – 4 pm each day (or until sold out) Portland Nursery * 5050 SE Stark Street * Portland “The Greater Portland Iris Society’s Beardless Iris Sale will again be at the Portland Nursery Stark Street shop. “From sun to shade, or dry …
Members of the Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal recently visited Hayes Freedom High School, a recipient of one of the club’s grants. Thanks to these funds, the school has been able to revitalize its community garden space. The garden serves as a valuable learning tool for biology, chemistry, and food science. It also provides various …
Representatives from the “Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal” recently visited Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School, a recipient of one of our club’s grants. The purpose of the visit was to see firsthand how the grant funds were used. The school used the grant to create a sensory garden featuring native, sun-loving, and drought-resistant plants. The project …
Members of the “Community Garden Club of Camas-Washougal” recently visited the Hathaway Elementary School garden, one of the recipients of this year’s grants. They were greeted by pre-kindergarten and third-grade students who shouted out a big thank you to the club. This grant provided essential supplies and plants for the garden. During the visit, students …
Here’s an “old timey” way to check the moisture in your soil, to see if your plants need more water – the “2nd Finger Joint Test for Moisture”. Thanks go to one of our member’s grandfather, a South Dakota farmer/rancher, born in 1887, who taught her this method when she was a toddler, first learning …
The “Community Garden Club of Camas / Washougal” ‘s first meeting for fiscal year 2026-2027 will be Wednesday, August 26, 2026, starting at NOON and it will be a POTLUCK! We are on “summer break” from now, May 28th, through August 26, 2026 – tending our own gardens, going on field trips to other gardens …
Here are the schedules of farmer’s markets in southwest Washington, USA for the Winter through Summer of 2026. (Please drop us a line if you know about others or find a mistake – is La Center still having a Farmer’s Market?) Battle Ground Farmer’s Market (Indoors) Fridays 2-7pm & Saturdays 9am-2pm (starting March 27) 15 …
Deer find raw eggs on plants disgusting and a scientific study backs it up! 6 eggs & one gallon of water working effectively as a deer repellent for several Garden Club members who’ve tried it! A study at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, in 2001, titled “Comparison of Commercial Deer Repellents”, showed that two commercial …
Are you or someone you know interested in being a sustainability ambassador in Clark County? Apply to be a part of the 2024 Composter Recycler Certification Training class. This 7-week series will meet on Wednesday evenings, beginning in late January, to learn about composting, green cleaning and sustainable living. Volunteers will utilize this training to … Continue reading
The Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal‘s members got together earlier this month to create some lovely wreaths for the holidays! This has been an annual club member activity for many years. Club members gather greens and other clippings from their own homes, forests and generous local Christmas tree farms (thank you!). The greens are … Continue reading
Online ordering for the Clark Conservation District 2024 Native Plant Sale begins Nov 28, 2023 at 10am! You can browse and see what they will have available at the link below NOW. Pre-order and pay in advance, then pick up on Saturday, February 17th, at the time selected on the order form. Osoberry (pictured) is … Continue reading
The “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal’s” November meeting is ONE WEEK EARLY, Nov 15th, starting at 1pm, to avoid conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be making floral arrangements and something new, too – fascinator hats for the holidays! Make just one or both, if you like. It will be fun! OVERVIEW: Following … Continue reading
DON’T MISS IT! TWO OF OUR IN-HOUSE EXPERTS WILL SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE! Val Mouser, our club’s Treasurer, will discuss “Drip Irrigation” and Sue Peterson will discuss “Dahlia Overwintering & Raised Beds”. All meetings take place at 1pm at the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. Speaker presentations generally begin around 1:30pm. All general club meetings take place the 4th Wednesday of … Continue reading
General Meeting – September 27, 2023 Camas Community Center at 1:00pm The Community Garden Club’s decades of service in Parker’s Landing Historical Park ended in 1999 with a granite plaque placed in the grass near the garden volunteers’ garden shed and a dogwood was planted nearby. The expressions of gratitude to the club was most … Continue reading
Irises! Free CLASS and 2 big SALES coming up – all at the Stark Street Portland Nursery! Aug 19, 10am, Sat – CLASS – Caring for Irises with Chad Harris of Mt Pleasant Iris Farm @ Portland Nursery, 9000 SE Division St • Portland. Topic – talking about all the different iris that can be grown/sourced … Continue reading