Discover Dayton (Ore.), Destination for the Senses: Vans depart at 8 a.m. June 20 from the 99th Street Transit Center, Hazel Dell and returns at 5:00 p.m. First stop is Carlton Plants, a wholesale grower of bare-root deciduous shade, fruit, and flowering trees, shrubs, rootstocks and seedlings. Here you will learn about container nursery management. Next is Monrovia Nursery, a wholesale grower with display gardens. This stop also includes eating the sack lunch you brought. Then on to Red Ridge Farms, home to Durant Vineyards and the Oregon Olive Mill. The last stop is Gardener’s Choice, a retail nursery with plants, garden supplies, tools, and more. $30. Registration required by June 18: https://ocrs.wsu.edu/Signup/?eventid=821.
Open Garden Tour: Mount Pleasant Iris Farm, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday to Sunday through July 15. Free. Six miles east of Washougal on state Highway 14 at Milepost 23. 360-835-1016 or http://mtpleasantiris.com.
Bird Friendly Gardening: 10 a.m. to noon, June 23 at CASEE, Room 206, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie, Learn gardening concepts to attract birds including plant choices, benefits and tour Bird Haven Garden. NatureScaping classes are free for members ($20 per year; $15 for seniors), or $15 per class for nonmembers. Register info@naturescaping.org or hannahfa70@yahoo.com.
Introduction to Vermicomposting: 10 a.m. to noon June 16 at CASEE, Room 202, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Learn the basics of vermicomposting using redworms to turn kitchen food scraps into black gold for the garden. Participants will receive worms and a wormbin and learn how to prepare bedding material for their worm bin. Pre-registration required to receive worms. www.columbiasprings.org/mcr/classes.html.
