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 …
The Ft. Vancouver Rose Society is planning to hold their annual Rose Auction (sale) on MARCH 3, 2022. DOORS OPEN AT 6:30pm. Cash or checks accepted. It will be at the Parish Hall at ST. Luke’s-San Lucas Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver, WA 98663. They are very excited to be able … Continue reading
The “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” is pleased to announce that Diana Hogg, Master Gardener, will be speaking to us on Feb 23, 2022 on the topic of “Houseplants – General Care and Propagation”. The club meeting begins at 1pm, Feb 23, with a few formalities followed by Diana’s presentation, around 1:30pm. BIO: Diana … Continue reading
Want to learn how to IDENTIFY BIRDS? This is YOUR class! Feb 19, 1pm, via ZOOM. Sponsored by the CAMAS LIBRARY and NATURESCAPING, this ZOOM class will be taught by Brandon Burger of the BACKYARD BIRD SHOP, Vancouver. (It is a FREE class, but, donations to Naturescaping.org are welcomed. This is NOT a Garden Club … Continue reading
The WSU Clark County Master Gardeners are having a two-part BLUEBERRY PRUNING workshop – the first part is viewing “a video at home” and the second part is attending “in person training” Feb 12, 2022, 10am-noon! $5 and pre-registration required. Social distancing, masks and a short hike involved for the in person training. (This is … Continue reading
The Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal’s first presentation of 2022 will be “Rose Care” by two longstanding members of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society (FVRS), Louis Rossetto (left) and Jim Swenson(right). The club meeting begins at 1pm, Jan 26, 2022 with a few formalities followed by the speaker’s presentation beginning around 1:30pm. BIOS: Jim … Continue reading
It is not too late to sign up for a ZOOM class – tomorrow Dec 17, 2021 4-6pm! “Bring back the pollinators” – Naturescaping of SW Washington and the Camas Library co-sponsor this class. Click the below Naturescaping link to learn more and register: https://naturescaping.org/event/bring-back-the-pollinators/ Bring Back the Pollinators Continue reading
The annual Clark Conservation District Native Plant Sale (2022) is GOING ON NOW, through the end of 2021! Go to their website for further info and to place your orders NOW online. Great prices and healthy plants ready to plant when you pick them up NEXT year Feb 19, 2022. MORE INFO: https://clarkcd.org/plantsale (This is … Continue reading