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 …
Don’t miss our May 16 PLANT SALE, 9am-3pm, Camas, WA! In addition to an amazing selection of plants at great prices from our club members’ own gardens & greenhouses, you could WIN this original WATERCOLOR in the Raffle! For more info: https://gardenclubofcamaswashougal.org/plant-sale/ [Image: MN] Continue reading
There will be 3 Raffle Prizes & so many more plants available at the May 16, 9am-3pm, Plant Sale in Camas, WA, USA. Check our web site to see even more lists of what will be available! https://gardenclubofcamaswashougal.org/plant-sale/ [Photo: ZS & JM] Continue reading
Here’s a partial list of the Perennials we’ll be having at our BIG annual Plant Sale May 16th, 9am-3pm! These plants do well in our Pacific Northwest climate. Most of them are starts from our own gardens! Garden Club members will be available during the sale to answer your questions and help you select plants … Continue reading
Here’s a list of the tomato start varieties we’ll be having at our BIG annual Plant Sale May 16th! Most of these varieties are old favorites that produce well in our Pacific Northwest climate like “Oregon Spring” and “Early Girl”, while others are more recently developed varieties, but, also produce well. Some varieties are brand … Continue reading
During our April general club meeting, we’ll be doing our final preparation & planning for our annual PLANT SALE on May 16, 9am-3pm. This will be a very informative meeting and essential for new members who haven’t helped at a plant sale before and old members, too – there is always something new each year … Continue reading
Our last garden club meeting before the summer break takes place on May 27. (We don’t have meetings in June and July – we’re all busy in our own gardens!) We’ll be creating some “Garden Art” with wire & beads. Whimsical or realistic creations? Who knows? Make whatever you’d like! The club will provide … Continue reading
The Scholarship Application Deadline has passed. Applicants shall be notified within the next few weeks. 7 May 2015. The Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal will award up to two $750 scholarships this year for further education to students 16-19 years of age in the Camas and Washougal area. (See the application form for full details.) … Continue reading