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 …
Thousands of daffodils planted by the Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal at the “Washougal Waterfront Park and Trail”, and several hundred more at the downtown Camas Post Office are popping up! They’ll be absolutely gorgeous in a few days and for at least a week after that, so, make plans to visit. Continue reading
Join us March 26, 2025, 1pm-ish, when our speaker, Cindy Combs, Master Gardener, will teach you “A Seasonal Approach to Adding Color to Your Garden”. Cindy Combs will help you discover ways you can ramp up your garden’s color quotient in every season. She will help you determine where and when you need more color and … Continue reading
The last club meeting this fiscal year is May 28, noon-2pm and its a potluck! The meeting and “eating” take place in the Ballroom of the Camas Community Center, 1718 SE 7th Ave., Camas, WA 98607. We then are on hiatus until August 27, 2025. Club members will be busy in their own gardens, doing … Continue reading
All sorts of garden-related stuff (and more) coming up in February and March – shared out by ERIKA JOHNSON, Clark County Master Gardener Program Coordinator! Some are free, some cost $$, some require pre-registration, some are on-line. Minimizing Health Risks in the Garden – a Great Read on Watching for Potential Hidden Risks for Gardeners … Continue reading
Join us February 26, 2025, 1pm-ish, when our speaker, Karen Palmer, a local Clark County Master Gardener for the past 25 years, will teach you “The Resilient Yard: how to mitigate the effects of climate change in your own yard”. This presentation is for homeowners who want to know what simple steps they can take … Continue reading
The Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal (CGCCW) is proud to announce the recipients for Garden Grants for the 2024/2025 year. The CGCCW has a long-standing annual grant program for the Camas and Washougal communities. The mission of the grant program is to inspire responsible stewardship of the environment, stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening … Continue reading
About a dozen of our hearty “Community Garden Club of Camas/Washougal” members, and some spouses, showed up on sunny and cold Monday, Jan 27, 2025, afternoon, and removed four, stomped down, pickup TRUCK loads of Sycamore leaves from the downtown Camas Post Office grounds. It was a lovely day for raking and enjoying the outdoors. … Continue reading