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 …
We regret to announce that our May 2021 Plant Sale has been canceled. We know this is a disappointment to our many customers, and our own members, too. We hope to be able to resume our regular activities as soon as possible. Because of the fluidity of the effects of the pandemic, we cannot reliably … Continue reading
Douglas W. Tallamy, an eminent professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, explains how adding native plants in our yards can bring back nature. He explains the connections between plants, insects and the creatures that thrive upon them create strong interconnected ecosystems. By landscaping with native plants in … Continue reading
The Fort Vancouver Regional Library (FVRL) in Washougal has a SEED LIBRARY with FREE seeds! You can borrow seeds (permanently). Below is the current list of seeds available, and a “sneak” look at just some of the additional seeds coming soon. (Lots more yet!) Due to COVID, you can’t actually go inside the library to … Continue reading
There is a new invasive bug to keep an eye out for in your yard and garden – YELLOW SPOTTED STINK BUG. If you see one, take a picture and please submit a report to: invasives.wa.gov For more info: https://invasivespecies.wa.gov/ [Image: invasivespecies.wa.gov] Continue reading
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Location: Washougal Waterfront Park, 56 S 1st St., Washougal, WA 98671, USA. North side of Columbia River. Continue reading
The Clark Green Neighbors July 27, 2020 “Natural Garden Tour” in Vancouver, WA has gone VIRTUAL this year! It becomes “available” Monday, July 27, 2020 online: https://clarkgreenneighbors.org/en/natural-garden-tour [Image: ClarkGreenNeighbors.org/en/natural-garden-tour] Continue reading