WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardener program and Clark County Public Health Green Neighbors program will offer a talk from Oregon State University researcher Nina Miller about hover flies, also known as syrphids, flower flies or bee mimics. Some hover fly larvae eat aphids and as adults, they're valuable pollinators. Learn how to attract them […]
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 and June 23 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. Historical Society members sell plants grown in local gardens to raise funds for the museum, offering an array of unusual horticultural finds. Plants for sale this year include […]
The Washington State University Clark County Extension Master Gardener program will host an On the Road Tour from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. May 21. This tour focuses on perennials. Stops include Schreiner’s Garden in Salem, celebrating its 100th anniversary. Tour the iris fields and display gardens and learn about new hybrids and award-winning varieties. […]
iQ Credit Union's Chef, Hop and Vine tour is 5 to 9 p.m. May 29. Tour new homes in Clark County, each featuring bites from local chefs and drink pairings. Tickets are $75. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/qWFOxj2TkCQCe.
The Columbia Credit Union Tour of Homes, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30-June 1, features homes by Clark County’s top builders and remodelers. Participants can tour homes for free to see finished projects, ask questions and gain insight into start-to-finish home transformations. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/VeFRmz4TNCeC9.
The Columbia Credit Union Tour of Homes, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30-June 1, features homes by Clark County’s top builders and remodelers. Participants can tour homes for free to see finished projects, ask questions and gain insight into start-to-finish home transformations. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/VeFRmz4TNCeC9.
The Columbia Credit Union Tour of Homes, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 30-June 1, features homes by Clark County’s top builders and remodelers. Participants can tour homes for free to see finished projects, ask questions and gain insight into start-to-finish home transformations. Register at buildingindustryassnofclarkcounty.growthzoneapp.com/ap/Events/Register/VeFRmz4TNCeC9.
Join volunteers to work at the CASEE demo site, located at 11104 NE 149th St., Brush Prairie, starting at 10 a.m. Composting Field Instruction includes: - Types of composting systems - How to build a hot compost pile - How to turn a compost pile - How to use compost - How to make a […]
The Fort Vancouver Rose Society will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. June 5 in the Parish Hall at St. Luke's-San Lucas Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., in Vancouver. The featured speaker is Dr. Charold Baer with "The Five Es of Exhibiting." Baer's talk on educating, evaluating, entering, expanding and enjoying exhibiting […]
Join the BioBlitz at Countryside Park, 15204 N.E. Seventh St., Vancouver, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 7. Volunteers will work together to document as many plants, animals and fungi as they can using the free iNaturalist app. Volunteers should bring smartphones and water. Learn more at vancouverbeeproject.org/events-2-1/bioblitz-at-countryside-park.
The Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society will hold a sale of rooted chrysanthemum cuttings from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. Vancouver, outside greenhouse #5. The sale includes the 13 flower forms of garden and exhibition varieties. Society members will be available to answer questions and […]
Join volunteers at the Second Saturday Work Party, 9 a.m.-noon June 14 at the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum, 9215 S.E. Evergreen Highway, Vancouver. Volunteers will focus on pruning the fruit trees and eliminating blackberries. Refreshments will be served. Learn more at facebook.com/WEBER.EVERGREENARBORETUM/.
The Washington State University Clark County Extension Master Gardener program will host an On the Road Tour from 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. June 18. The tour begins with a self-guided tour of The Grotto's 62 acres of botanical gardens. Next stop is the century-old Portland Nursery to see a presentation on companion/succession planting. Lunch is on […]
The Vancouver Bee Project will host the Vancouver Pollinator Festival from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at Marshall Park, 1069 E McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver, celebrating pollinators and their essential role in our ecosystems. Robert Michael Pyle, naturalist, author, butterfly expert, and founder of the Xerces Society of Invertebrate Conservation, will be the keynote […]
The Camas-Washougal Historical Society's Annual Plant Fair is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 and June 23 at Two Rivers Heritage Museum, 1 Durgan St., Washougal. Historical Society members sell plants grown in local gardens to raise funds for the museum, offering an array of unusual horticultural finds. Plants for sale this year include […]
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. June 25 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm in Hazel Dell. The workshop will teach participants how to maintain and inspect their septic systems and safely […]
The Camas Public Library will offer a preschool flower shop from 2-3 p.m. June 26 for preschoolers and their adults. Kids can sort colorful flowers, take customer orders and arrange bouquets in this hands-on, dramatic play experience for building social skills, creativity and early math concepts. Register at CamasPL.org/FlowerShop or call 360.834.4692.
HOPE Dementia Support presents "Meet Me at the Rose Gardens" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 27 at The International Rose Test Garden, 400 S.W. Kingston Ave., Portland. The garden features over 10,000 rose bushes representing more than 600 varieties. A guided tour will be tailored for those with dementia. The garden is ADA […]
WSU Clark County Extension Master Gardeners will offer hands-on training on tomato pruning workshop from 9 to 10:30 a.m. June 28 at the 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Hazel Dell. Students will learn which types of tomato plants need pruning and will receive instruction on when and how to prune. The class […]
The free Hydroponic Gardening Made Easy workshop is 10 a.m. to noon June 28 at Pacific Park Demonstration Garden at the intersection of Northeast 18th Street and Northeast 172nd Avenue in east Vancouver. Students will learn the Kratky Method: a plant suspended over a bucket of nutrient solution that uses a fraction of the water […]