Come join the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” Feb 27, 2019 to hear Master Gardener Laura Heldreth speak about “hellstrip vegetable gardening” with an emphasis on growing successful vegetables. Laura teaches gardening classes at Clark College and has her own small business as a garden coach and gardener, working with clients on sustainable edible …
The Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens in Woodland, Washington, USA are THE place to go in our area to buy and see fabulous LILACS at the annual SALE from April 20 – May 12th. Hulda Klager’s hybridization of lilacs began in 1903. Today the Hulda Klager Lilac Society maintains the grounds, including her restored home, woodshed, …
Here is the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal’s” current planned list of meetings and topics for the rest of the 2018-19 “year” ahead. Join us at our SECOND meeting of 2019 on February 27 to hear Guest Speaker, Laura Heldreth, Master Gardener, talk about about hellstrip gardening – that place between the sidewalk and the street. …
Interested in IRIS? Then you’ll want to check out the “Greater Portland Iris Society”! February 2 Noon, Luncheon/Judge’s Training “Novelty Irises” by Bonnie Nichols. March 5 General Meeting: “Days in the life of Schreiner’s Gardens” by Steve Schreiner. April 2 General Meeting: “Prep for Plant Sales” by John Ludi; “Weapons of war on pests, diseases, and weeds” …
Here are just a few of the many many floral arrangements Garden Club members and some guests made from the materials they gathered from their fall gardens this year including: pumpkins, leaves, rose hips, Grasses, oats, wheat, salal, lavender, mums (many other flower heads), Queen Anne’s lace, Autumn Joy sedum, teasel, bay leaves, silver dollars, …
Pollinators help over 80% of the flowering plants on our planet reproduce. They include a wide range of creatures, such as “ants, bats, bees, beetles, birds, butterflies, flies, moths, wasps and other unusual animals.” Come listen to Charlie Vanden Heuvel, beekeeper, speak to the importance of just a few of the beneficial pollinators at the … Continue reading
The plant information tags at nurseries, list the size of trees and shrubs at 10 years old. To insure you allow healthy space in your garden, do further research to find the actual size at maturity. Plants in the Pacific Northwest may grow 15 to 20% larger than other areas! For instance, the Western Sword … Continue reading
Did you know there are places in Clark County (and in the surrounding the Portland/Vancouver area) where you can pick your own (also called “U-Pick“) fresh fruits and vegetables at the farm yourself? YES! Some farms offer both U-pick or They-pick produce. (They-pick will cost a bit more.) Not all farms are open year round. … 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 22, 2018, noon. We hope you can join us! The board will bring: hot dogs, potato salad, 4th of July beans, cole slaw, apple pie, deviled eggs, lemonade and ice water. The usual … Continue reading
“Art in the Garden” July 8, Sunday, 10am-4pm. FREE parking and entry! 22 ARTISTS! LIVE MUSIC! Self tour the gardens and meet the gardeners. Get your composting questions answered at the Master Composter Recyclers OPEN HOUSE in the compost demo site. West of the CASEE high school at 11000 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA … Continue reading
Do you need that perfect “object” to set off your yard and garden? This festival is THE PLACE to find it and have a lot of fun, too! Art, food, fun, music! The 13th Annual Recycled Arts Festival takes place THIS WEEKEND in Esther Short Park, in downtown Vancouver, WA, USA. Don’t miss it! For … Continue reading
The 2018 Plant Sale of the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” is OVER. Thank you for your patronage and we hope to see you at next year‘s sale – May 18, 2019! — Our next general meeting will be August 22, starting an hour earlier than usual, at high noon. Its a potluck! Our … Continue reading
