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 …
“Art in the Garden” July 8, Sunday, 10am-4pm. FREE parking and entry! 22 ARTISTS! LIVE MUSIC! Self tour the gardens and meet the gardeners. Get your composting questions answered at the Master Composter Recyclers OPEN HOUSE in the compost demo site. West of the CASEE high school at 11000 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, WA … Continue reading
Do you need that perfect “object” to set off your yard and garden? This festival is THE PLACE to find it and have a lot of fun, too! Art, food, fun, music! The 13th Annual Recycled Arts Festival takes place THIS WEEKEND in Esther Short Park, in downtown Vancouver, WA, USA. Don’t miss it! For … Continue reading
The 2018 Plant Sale of the “Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” is OVER. Thank you for your patronage and we hope to see you at next year‘s sale – May 18, 2019! — Our next general meeting will be August 22, starting an hour earlier than usual, at high noon. Its a potluck! Our … Continue reading
This is the Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal‘s last “general meeting” before we go on our annual summer “hiatus” during June and July. (No speaker.) Please bring your favorite potluck dish or beverage – main entree, vegetables, fruit, casserole, soup, dessert, rolls, cheese. If you have a special dietary restriction dish, please bring a label … Continue reading
Hosta’s, Hellebores, Heuchera’s and more! The link below will take you to our Garden Club’s plant list so far. It is by no means complete or definitive! 2018 Plant Sale List The sale takes place May 19, Saturday, 9am-3pm in the basement of the Camas United Methodist Church, 706 NE 14th … Continue reading
One of the hardworking perennials available at our Plant Sale. This mounding perennial makes the most out of poor soil, is easy to grow (once established} and is deer and rabbit resistant. Butterflies love it! It likes sun, and good drainage, but will tolerant part shade. Beware, though, it spread by stolons and may outgrow … Continue reading
The annual “Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County” is having their Annual Mother’s Day Weekend Plant Sale NEXT weekend: Saturday May 12, 9am-4pm Sunday May 13, 10am-3pm One of the largest selections of plants you’ll find at any plant sale in Clark County: perennials, annuals, vegetables, trees, shrubs, herbs, houseplants, hanging baskets and flower bowls. … Continue reading