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 …
Problems with Apple Maggots in your apples or pears? Now is the time to do something about it by putting “footies” on your apples! Amazingly, “footies” wrapped around the young fruit, and left on while they develop into full sized fruit, helps reduce damage to apples and pears! One of our club members heard about … Continue reading
Do you love having fresh flowers in your home? Do you love giving fresh flowers to friends and family as a gift of joy? Have you ever wanted to know how to grow your own beautiful flower garden? It is easier than you think to grow and arrange your own flowers to enjoy inside and … Continue reading
Terrie Kaufman, “The Pond Lady”, is having an open garden tour and garage sale of her artwork and wire topiary Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9am-noonish, August 26, 27 and 28 at 8910 SE Porter Rd, Vancouver, WA. (Or by appointment if you call 360 901 6383.) Her property has multiple ponds designed by Terrie on … Continue reading
Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm is having open gardens from now through around July 17, 2022, 9am-5pm, so you can see the Japanese blooms at their PEAK. This is a perfect time to see them in their full glory and decide what you may wish to order for your own yard and garden later this fall. … Continue reading
The Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal is having a Summer Picnic POTLUCK (minus the yellow jackets ’cause this picnic is inside) August 24, 2022, noon – 2pm. We hope you can join us! Members, please feel free to bring your favorite entrees, desserts, salads/sides, appetizers, etc. (Please arrive by 11:30am so you can set it … Continue reading
May 25, 2022 noon MEETING is MOVED BACK TO THE “old” Camas Community Center! The weather is just too “icky”, muddy and cold today to hold a meeting outside. So sorry for the late change! Location: OLD Camas Community Center 1718 SE 7th Avenue Camas, WA 98607 May 25, 2022 is our Garden Club’s last … Continue reading
Our 2022 Plant Sale is over. We thank you for coming, especially after our two year hiatus! We hope to see you next year, the first Saturday after Mother’s day in 2023! – Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal. P.S. for more info about the club, how to join and the fun things we do, please … Continue reading