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 …
Here is the Clark College Native Plant Center‘s LIST OF PLANTS for their sale. WHEN: Oct 3 through Oct 5, 2024, Thurs & Fri noon-6pm, Saturday 10am-2pm WHERE: Greenhouse, 1908 E. Reserve St, Vancouver, WA, United States, Washington. See MAP below. This is not a Garden Club event, but, we are happy to share … Continue reading
Our third meeting for fiscal year 2024-25 is October 23, starting at 1pm with guest speaker Melissa Brown, Master Gardeners, on “Sustainable Landscaping“. You may join our club at any of our public meetings. $12/yr OR at the Plant Sale. (NOTE: this fiscal year’s dues are due in August or when you join!) Application form … Continue reading
Mark your calendars! Join the “Greater Portland Iris Society” for their beardless Iris plant sale featuring: Siberian, Japanese, Spuria, and many other Species Irises for the garden. There is an iris for all aspects of the garden from wet-to-dry, and sun-to-shade. Many have very handsome grass-like foliage during the summer months (some are even evergreen during … Continue reading
One of our garden club members figured out how to keep raccoons out of her plum, cherry, and apple trees! She wrapped them in metal ducts 2” bigger than the tree trunks. Put the bottom of the duct about 1’foot above the ground, drill or punch a hole in the top and another at the … Continue reading
Our speaker for September 25th is Chad Harris, co-owner of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, a world class iris test garden, as well as the site of a National Display Garden of Japanese iris. Chad is a member of the American Iris Society and several sub-chapters of that society. He serves as a master garden judge, … Continue reading
Our second meeting for fiscal year 2024-25 is September 25, starting at 1pm with guest speaker Chad Harris, Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm and the topic is – IRISES! You may join our club at any of our public meetings. $12/yr OR at the Plant Sale. (NOTE: this fiscal year’s dues are due in August!) Application … Continue reading
The ‘Community Garden Club of Camas Washougal” participates in various beautification projects in the Camas/Washougal area. Did you know the garden club was established in 1941 and is still very active today with over a 100 members? Members help prune, water and tend roses and other plants at the Parker’s Landing Historical Park along with … Continue reading