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Garden calendar

The Columbian
Published: October 24, 2012, 5:00pm

Clark County

Tsugawa Nursery: 410 E. Scott Ave., Woodland. Events are free unless noted. Register: http://tsugawanursery.com or 360-225-8750.n Topiary Workshop: 11 a.m. Oct. 27. Bring your garden gloves and learn how to create and maintain spiral topiary. $70, includes supplies. Registration required.n What To Do In the Garden: 11 a.m. Nov. 3. What should be done in the landscape and garden every month including pruning, spraying, general cleanup and other things to keep an eye on. Registration required.

Shorty’s Garden and Home: 10006 Mill Plain Blvd. Events are free unless noted. Register: 360-892-7880 or http://shortysgardenandhome.com/?cid=998.n Dormant Spray: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 3. Rob Sculley will be conducting a discussion of what dormant spray is and why it is important to be thinking about this crucial garden care item through the fall, winter and early spring.n Winterizing Your Landscape: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 10. John Ellerton will discuss and demonstrate pruning basics, preventative tree and shrub care, and the top “must do” items for fall and winter. Thanksgiving Centerpieces: 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 17. Join Kellie Sinclair for a hands-on centerpiece class. $25 class fee covers all the supplies.

Attracting Birds to Your Sustainable Landscape: 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 30 at Vancouver Community Library, 901 C St. Experts from the Audubon Society of Portland talk about things you can do to attract birds. Each participant will leave with a bag of nesting materials designed to provide an additional lure for birds. Erika Johnson, 397-6060, ext. 5738. To register: http://brownpapertickets.com/event/277693.

Annual Chrysanthemum Show: Noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 3 and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4. Presentation by Sogetsu School of Ikebana at 2 p.m. Nov. 3. Plants and blooms will be for sale at the Clark Public Utilities building community room, 1200 Fort Vancouver Way. Show entries must be submitted from 1 to 6 p.m. Nov. 2. Show admission is free.

Greenhouse High Tunnel Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 2 at the American Legion Hall, 4607 N.E. St. James Road.Washington State University Extension is offering a class for rural landowners and home gardeners interested in learning more about high tunnels for raising vegetables and small fruits under a protected hoop-house. $30. Register: https://ocrs.wsu.edu/Signup/?eventid=860. Details: Charles Brun, 360-397-6060, ext. 5701, or brunc@wsu.edu

Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens meeting: 1 p.m. Oct. 30, 115 South Pekin Road, Woodland. General meeting and election of officers. Refreshments. 360-606-7359 or woodlandlilacgardens@gmail.com.

Clark County Master Gardener Foundation: 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Center for Agriculture, Scientific and Environmental Education, Room 202, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Speaker: Vern Nelson, garden columnist for the Oregonian. 360-397-6060, ext. 5706.

Camas-Washougal Community Garden Club: 1 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month, Camas Community Center, 1817 S.E. Seventh Ave., Camas. 360-210-8012.

Fort Vancouver Rose Society meeting: 7 to 9 p.m. first Thursday of the month, Clark County Genealogy Annex, 7165 Grand Blvd. Free. 360-696-1331.

Vancouveria Garden Club: 12:30 to 3 p.m. third Tuesday of each month, Covington House, 4201 Main St. 360-936-6515.

Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society: 2:30 p.m. third Mondays, Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St. 360-896-7278.

Send information to homeandgarden@columbian.com.

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