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 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, … Continue reading
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” … Continue reading
You are invited to come hear Scott Buley, owner of “Rain Garden Nursery”, speak about Rain Gardens at the January 23, 2019 “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” general club meeting. The meeting starts at 1pm, with Scott’s presentation beginning around 1:30pm. “Rain Garden Nursery” website: https://www.raingardennursery.com/ All Garden Club speakers’ presentations are free and … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading
Back by popular demand – centerpieces from “Thanksgiving to Christmas” that you make yourself! The Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal is pleased that another of our talented members, Karen B., will lead us in the annual creation of floral centerpieces at our November 14, 2018 general meeting! The meeting runs from 1-3pm; the floral … Continue reading
Julie Surface, head of customer service and displays at Hidden Gardens Nursery & Landscaping, located atop Prune Hill in Camas will be our featured Guest Speaker at the CWCGC meeting on Oct. 24, beginning at 1:30pm. In her talk, Julie will highlight succulents, talking about what makes a succulent a succulent, different varietals, and will … Continue reading
Learn how to build and plant a raised bed garden in two hours or less for FREE! No tilling or turning required and most materials are free! Lasagna gardening, also know as “sheet composting”, is a method of composting in place and building up a raised bed within an hour or two. Don’t worry if … Continue reading