Clark County
Family-Friendly Wormshop: Learn to turn organic yard and kitchen waste into a garden amendment. Participants will build a worm bin to take home. A $20-per-family fee covers cost of bin. Pre-payment by check required. 360-882-4567 or http://www.columbiasprings.org/mcr.
o 10 a.m. to noon June 5, CASEE, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie.
Tsugawa Nursery: Free seminars and events. No registration required unless noted. Classes are one to two hours at 410 E. Scott Ave., Woodland. 360-225-8750.
o Annual Strawberry Festival: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. June 11-13. Free strawberry shortcake from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12, while supplies last.
o Pond Construction: 10 a.m. June 12. Join Tom Combs and Darren McCain to learn the basics of constructing a dream pond.
o Fall and Winter Gardening: 12:30 p.m. June 12. Learn what vegetables to get started now for fall and winter harvest.
o Chrysanthemum Bonsai: 2 p.m. June 12. Learn how to create bonsai from chrysanthemums.
o Heirloom Tomatoes: 11 a.m. June 13. Learn the different types, shapes, sizes, colors, flavors and uses.
o Black Pine Landscape Bonsai: 1 p.m. June 13. Learn how to incorporate black pine bonsai into your landscape.
Northwest District Rose Show: 1 to 5 p.m. June 26 at Vancouver Church of Christ, 9019 N.E. 86th St. Hosted by the Fort Vancouver Rose Society. View winning roses grown in the Northwest. Free.
NatureScaping of SW Washington class: 1 to 3 p.m. June 19 at CASEE, Building B, room 205, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Join Dr. Jillian Stansbury, author, lecturer and director of botanical medicine at the National College of Natural Medicine, for a slide show and discussion of food and medicinal uses of local plants. There will be a tour of the botanical gardens as part of the discussion about plant chemistry as medicine and nourishment for the body, mind and spirit. Free for members or $15. Register: info@naturescaping.org or hannahfa70@yahoo.com.
Washougal Farmers Market seeks vendors: The 13-week market runs July 3 through Sept. 25. Interested market and food vendors should contact Mary Hargrave at 360-606-4849 or tworiverscg@yahoo.com. Vendor forms can also be downloaded from web.me.com/elizabethpike/Washougal_Farmers_Market.
Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society: Meets at 2:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month at Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. New members and visitors welcome. 360-896-7278.
Send calendar information to homeandgarden@columbian.com.
