The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will hold its second annual sale of rooted chrysanthemum cuttings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 17 outside of Greenhouse #5 at the 78th Street […]
NatureScaping Wildlife Botanical Gardens will host a worm composting workshop: "Vermicomposting; Turn Your Garbage into Gold" at the CASEE Center, 11104 N.E. 149th St. in Brush Prairie, from 10 a.m. to noon June 17. The class will be presented by Capt. Brigg Franklin, coast guard officer, instructor, master worm wrangler, and bee herder at the […]
WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardeners will offer "The Whole State in One Garden," an On the Road Tour to The Oregon Garden from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 22. The Oregon Garden is an 80-acre botanical garden including over 20 specialty gardens showcasing the diverse botanical beauty of Oregon’s Willamette Valley and the […]
WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardeners and Clark County Green Neighbors will host "Creative Ornamental Garden Design" with landscape design expert Christine Anderson from 10 a.m. to noon June 24 at Pacific Park Natural Demonstration Garden, 1515 N.E. 164th Ave., Vancouver. She will describe the techniques she uses to transform ho-hum spaces into exquisite vignettes […]
Celebrate National Pollinator Week at Clark Public Utilities first-ever Pollinator Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 24 at the Clark Public Utilities Operation Center, 8600 N.E. 117th Ave, Vancouver. More than 25 agencies, organizations, universities, artisans and local businesses will participate in this free outdoor festival. Take a pollinator garden tour and learn […]
The Fort Vancouver Rose Society, founded in 1953, will hold its 68th Annual Rose Show, "Celebrating 70 Years of Roses," from 1 to 4 p.m. June 24 at First Evangelical […]
Kindred Homestead Supply hosts The Downtown Alley Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month from April through September. The market features over 30 local artisan vendors, live music hosted by Ronald Records, bubble-blowing and chalk drawing. The market is located in the parking lot adjacent to Kindred […]
Bring your gardening skills to the Second Saturday Work Party at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Hwy., Vancouver, from 10 a.m. to noon July 8. Volunteers will be working on the east side of the arboretum, clearing up gardens. Volunteers are encouraged to stay for a presentation with Groundskeeper Woolley, who will […]
The Gather Arts Market is one Sunday each month through October from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Hockinson Community Center, 15916 N.E. 182nd Ave., Brush Prairie. The market features 30 local artisan vendors and small businesses selling coffee, locally sourced honey, fresh flowers and plants, farm-fresh produce, crocheted and quilted items, original art, […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will host a Garlic Growing Workshop from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 12 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, located at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. The cost is $5. Topics will include choosing which type to grow (hard neck or soft neck) and when to […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will host a fruit tree pruning workshop series on July 14 via Zoom and in person on July 15 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. Increase the beauty and productivity of your fruit trees with this informative, two-part, hands-on pruning […]
WSU Extension Master Gardeners will host a Tomato Pruning Workshop from 9:30 to 11 a.m. July 15 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, located at Northeast 78th Street and Northeast 19th Court in Hazel Dell. The cost is $5. This workshop will clarify which types of tomato plants need pruning and will provide instruction on […]
The annual Clark County Green Neighbors Natural Garden Tour is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16. Take a free, self-guided tour of ten gardens across Clark County. At each of the ten properties, the garden hosts employ natural gardening techniques without synthetic chemicals to maintain their beautiful gardens. Tour-takers can view guidebooks and maps […]
WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardeners are offering a "Successful Landscaping" Zoom Workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. July 20. Retired landscape designer and gardening coach Beth Goodnight has a little different take on how success is defined in the ornamental landscape. She will talk about what it takes to ensure success. And it is not […]
The Small Acreage Program of Washington State University Clark County Extension and Clark County Public Works Clean Water is offering a Well and Septic System Maintenance and Septic Self -Inspection Certification course from 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 20 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in the Hazel Dell area of Vancouver. […]
Attend a Poop Smart Clark workshop with Clark Conservation District and Clark County Public Health to learn about the dos and don'ts of owning a septic system, how to navigate septic system financial aid programs and how to landscape plants around your septic system. This event, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. July 22 at […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online class about Forest Birds from 6 to 7:30 p.m. July 30. Mature Pacific Northwest forests host birds that are uniquely adapted to live in, on, and among trees. They’re cryptically colored, have tree-clinging feet, use specialized feeding techniques, and more. Attend this class to learn […]
Bridge Island Arts and Vintage will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Aug. 3. Festivities include a Jell-O Salad competition and a make-your-own Jell-O salad bar from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Email info@bridgeisland.com for details about entering the competition. Bridge Island is a retail boutique at 1902 S.E. Sixth Ave., […]
TreeSong Nature Awareness and Retreat Center will host an online birding class from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5. In many bird species, the sexes look pretty much the same to us: think sparrows, wrens, crows, jays, herons, gulls, most hawks, and more. And in the species that do look different, females often sport plain […]
Vancouver's Water Resources Education Center, 4600 S.E. Columbia Way, Vancouver, seeks volunteers for a garden clean-up from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 10. event from 9 to 11 a.m. Aug. 3. Volunteers will pull aggressive weeds, spread gravel and mulch plants. All necessary tools will be provided. Bring garden gloves. Register at forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=thltv2aShkapOlC1N9xYOhvtl3cCLqdEigyAaCfWSuBUM0c0R0s4QkQ3WEo3M1FaQ1JZSDQ3VzRKMiQlQCN0PWcu.
