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 …
Clark Public Utilities District is having their first “Pollinator Festival” June 24, 10am-4pm and YOU ARE INVITED! Free, fun and informative for the entire family! WHEN: June 24, 2023, 10am-4pm WHERE: Clark PUD’s Operation Center at 8600 NE 117th Ave, Vancouver, WA ” Festival visitors will be able to talk with pollinator experts, see live … Continue reading
We’ve added some late entries to our May 20 Plant Sale LIST. It can be found at the below LINK. CLICK FOR THE LIST: https://gardenclubofcamaswashougal.org/plant-sale/ When: May 20, 2023, 9am-2pm Where: Zion Lutheran Church annex building, 824 NE 4th Ave., Camas, WA. (Across from Camas Safeway grocery store.) What: herbs, vegetables, flowers, shrubs, native … Continue reading
You have one more chance to buy plants at the Naturescapers Bare Root Shrubs, Trees and Perennials && CASEE Native Plant this spring! It ‘s a Popup SALE — MAY 3rd, 2023, Wednesday, 2pm-5pm. No preregistration required- just show up! Wish you could have gone to their plant sale last weekend? If you did attend, … Continue reading
It’s a potluck! May 24, 2023, Wednesday, NOON-2pm. (One hour earlier.) This is our last meeting for the fiscal year until August. It is at the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. It will start at NOON and is a potluck! Members are encouraged to bring a dessert, entree, side dish … Continue reading
No more meetings for fiscal year 2022-2023. Our club is on “public” summer hiatus while we tend our gardens, visit others gardens and do fun field trips and activities. Our next meeting (fiscal year Aug 2023 – July 2024) after the summer break is August 23, 2023 at either noon or 1pm, and it will … Continue reading
The Clark Conservation District (of Clark County, WA) reminds us… “It’s Native Plant Appreciation Month! This year’s theme is ‘planting for tomorrow’ – and you can start today at one of the many, many native plant sales happening this spring. Here are just SOME of the opportunities available to you.” Note, some sales include natives … Continue reading
The club’s General Meeting on April 26, 1-3pm, is all about getting ready for our annual PLANT SALE! There is NO SPEAKER at this meeting; the meeting is held in our usual location – the Camas Community Center’s Ballroom, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. The club’s Plant Sale Committee will be bringing club … Continue reading