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 …
Here is the list of our planned SPEAKERS for the remainder of fiscal year 2021-2022, as of December 15, 2021, THROUGH May 25, 2022. We have some great topics scheduled and hope you can join us! Our next presentation will be “Rose Care” by Jim Swenson and Louis Rossetto, Fort Vancouver Rose Society. Our meetings … Continue reading
Learn about Native Mason Bees and go home with some cocoons, too! Free class for Naturescaper members or $15 for non-members. (Or become a member for $25/year, $15/year for seniors and attend many other Naturescaper classes for free, too.) See attached flyer. LOCATION: Prairie High School Commons Area, 11311 NE 119th St., Vancouver, WA 98662. … Continue reading
The “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal’s” November meeting is ONE WEEK EARLY Nov 17th, starting at 1pm, to avoid conflict with the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be making floral arrangements for the holidays! The club will provide oasis and some flowers. Please bring a vase or other container plus your shears, ribbons and any … Continue reading
UPDATE: Change in presentation for October! (Last one…we promise!) We are pleased to invite you to join us at our October club meeting when Brandon Burger talks to us about backyard habitat – focus on BIRDS. “Brandon Burger is a wildlife enthusiast and lifelong conservationist with a Bachelor of Science in biology, focusing on mammalogy, … Continue reading
Please join the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” Sep 22, 2021 when Janis McBride will speak to us at our general meeting on “Gift Orchid Survival”. BIO: Janis McBride has been a Clark County WSU Extension Master Gardener since 2017. She currently serves as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Master Gardener … Continue reading
Mark your calendars! Greater Portland Iris Society (GPIS) Iris Plant Sale. Venue: Portland Nursery, 5050 Stark Street, Portland, OR. Date: September 18 Saturday and 19 Sunday. Time: 9 am to 4 pm each day. FREE admission! An outdoor event under a tent, however, masks are required. Iris to be found – Siberian, Japanese, and other … Continue reading
Presented by Erin Harwood and Eloyce O’Connor Co-Owners of Garden Delights Herb Farm “Want an herb garden but don’t have a lot of room? Herbs can be great additions to any landscape, even an apartment balcony. We will share ideas on getting herbs into small spaces using a variety of containers or a current landscape. … Continue reading