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 …
There is NO “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” meeting during the month of December. November 20th, 1-3pm, is the last club meeting for the 2019 year, with Karen B. guiding members to create “Floral Arrangements by YOU!” January 22nd, 1-3pm, with speaker Julie Carlsen, “Plant Identificaton” will be our first meeting of 2020. Hope … Continue reading
The “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal’s” November meeting is ONE WEEK EARLY Nov 20th, starting at 1pm, to avoid conflict with Thanksgiving. Following light snacks and a short business meeting, members make their own individual floral arrangements using materials from their own yards and gardens (and each others!) to take home afterwards. Member Karen … Continue reading
Weather forecasters are indicating this may be the driest April recorded in the Portland Vancouver metro area in over 100 years. Some plants are VERY thirsty right now after an exceptionally dry winter and spring and few of the heavy, steady rains we usually see. Even some of our native plants could use a “drink”. … Continue reading
Pete DuBois, our speaker for October 23, will talk about composting—what to put in it, how to maintain it, and how to use it. Pete currently serves as a Senior Environmental Outreach Specialist, leading the Master Composter Recycler (MCR) Program in Clark County. At home Pete tends two compost piles, a leaf mold pile and … Continue reading
Join us at our Garden Club’s September general meeting to hear our first speaker for the 2019-20 season talk to us about propagation of plants — how to make many out of a few! Stephen Murphy grew up in Battleground, WA, but in 1997 moved to Skagit Valley (north of Seattle) to study horticulture. He … Continue reading
Spend Sunday in the “Wildlife Botanical Gardens” enjoying 20+ artists and their “wares” displayed throughout the 10 different themed gardens across 2 1/2 acres. It is the annual “Art in the Garden” event! When: July 14, Sunday, 10am-4pm. Where: 11000 NE 149th St , Brush Prairie, Washington. (North of Vancouver) Live music, local artist booths, … Continue reading
The 14th Annual Recycles Arts Festival is just a week away! Artists, garden art, entertainment, fun and MORE! For more info check out their website and Facebook pages: https://recycledartsfestival.com/ && Facebook: “Clark County Recycled Arts Festival” [Image: RecycleArtsFestival.com] Continue reading