Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver will host a Heritage Garden Party, 3 to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 in the garden north of the reconstructed fort. The free event features the costumed volunteers who work in the garden, 1840s food preservation demonstrations, sales of seeds harvested from the garden and related books and items. Light refreshments will […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
Retired WSU Extension Food Safety Emeritus faculty member Sandy Brown will teach a free, five-session series about food preservation. Students will learn about equipment needs, why methods need to be followed accurately, canning fruits, tomatoes, pickles, jams or jellies and pressure canning vegetables and meats. Classes take place at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in […]
Master Gardener and professional florist Jayne DiMarco will present a talk from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16 on planning a cut flower garden. The workshop at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in Hazel Dell, includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and information on how to […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
Clark County Public Health will host a workshop, "Get Septic Certified and Save Money: Well and Septic System Maintenance and Septic Self -Inspection Certification," from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell. Online registration is required and the cost is $20 per household. Save 25% if you […]
Join the WSU Extension Clark County Master Gardener program for an "On the Road" tour from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 22, featuring plants for the late summer and fall garden. The first stop is Al’s Garden Center in Woodburn, which specializes in mountain laurel, a North American shrub with bee-shaped flowers. The next […]
Ridgefield Mercantile, a new and vintage home decor boutique at 418 Pioneer St., Ridgefield, is hosting the Ridgefield Mercantile Fifth Street Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 24. Shoppers can browse among 40 vendors (indoors and outdoors) with vintage, home, garden and salvage goods. Admission is free. Learn more at ridgefieldmercantile.com.
The Camas Vintage and Art Faire, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 24, features local art and vintage treasures in downtown Camas. Vintage offerings include a huge variety of indoor and outdoor furniture and home and garden items as well as clothing and accessories. Art offerings include quality paintings, pottery, woodworking, glass art, metal work, […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
Master Gardener Michelle Palmateer will present a talk from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 28 on planning a cut flower garden. The workshop at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. in Hazel Dell, includes details on selecting and caring for flowers appropriate for arranging and information on how to select flowers that […]
Retired WSU Extension Food Safety Emeritus faculty member Sandy Brown will teach a free, five-session series about food preservation. Students will learn about equipment needs, why methods need to be followed accurately, canning fruits, tomatoes, pickles, jams or jellies and pressure canning vegetables and meats. Classes take place at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in […]
Behind the Shoji summer marketplace returns to Portland Japanese Garden from June 29 to Sept. 2 during garden hours. The market features hard-to-find Japanese wares that you probably wouldn’t find short of a trip to Japan itself. Among the items available for sale are temari (thread-wrapped handballs) and incense holders, jewelry and glass vases with […]
The next meeting of the Fort Vancouver Rose Society will be held in the Parish Hall of St. Luke's Episcopal Church from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 5. Open to members, guests and visitors meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month, September through December. Attendees will learn from the annual Rose Show […]
The 12th Annual Catio Tour from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7 will showcase catio sites in Vancouver and Portland. This year’s self-guided tour will include some of the area's best catios, ranging from professionally designed to DIY. Hosted by the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon, Bird Conservation Oregon and Bird Alliance of Oregon, the […]
Camas Public Library and Garden Delights Herb Farm will host a discussion about a few common, and several not so common, herbs starting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11. There will be samples for touching, smelling, and tasting. Presented by Garden Delights Herb Farm. For more information, visit CamasPL.org/HERBS.
The Columbia Pacific Dahlia Show is hosted by the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum in Ilwaco on Sept 13 and 14. Dahlia entries will be accepted Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. A form and more information can be found at CPHM’s website www.ClubiaPacificHeritageMuseum.org or by stopping by […]
Join the Second Saturday Work Party from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. 14 at the Jane Weber Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Volunteers will spread wood chips, pull weeds and do general clean-up after the loss of the Big Leaf Maple. Refreshments will be served. Learn more at ejaneweberarboretum.org.
A gathering for Survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and their friends and family will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 14. Plant a pot of flowers to […]
