Mason Bees 101: 10 a.m. to noon March 7 at Shorty’s Garden and Home, 10006 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver. Learn proper use of mason bees in garden and orchard settings. www.shortysgardenandhome.com
Mole Clinic: 11 a.m. March 7 at Tsugawa Nursery, 410 E. Scott Ave., Woodland. Learn the best time to convince these pests to find a new home. Free. Register: www.tsugawanursery.com/events.htm or 360-225-8750.
Orchid Potting 101: 10 a.m. to noon March 7, Aitken’s Salmon Creek Garden, 608 N.W. 119th St. Bring plants for hands-on potting demonstrations. Pots, potting mix, plants and culture sheets available. Greenhouse and fields open to visitors. 360-573-4472, Terry@Flowerfantasy.net or www.flowerfantasy.net
Oyster Mushroom Farming 101: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 7, Battle Ground Community Library, 1207 S.E. Seventh Way, Battle Ground. Learn how to grow mushrooms year-round at home and in the garden. Free. Starter kits, $20. 360-397-6060, ext. 5738.
Ornamental Pruning: 10 a.m. to noon March 14 at CASEE, Building B, Room 206, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Learn to guide a plant’s shape and size with thoughtful pruning. Dress for an outside demonstration. Class free to NatureScaping members; $15 per class. Registration, information: info@naturescaping.org; marlene52ns@gmail.com or 360-737-1160.
Fort Vancouver Rose Society:
o Annual Rose Auction: 7 to 9 p.m. March 5 at Clark County Genealogical Society, 717 Grand Blvd., Vancouver. Auction featuring roses from gardens of society members. Free. 360-695-3073.
o Pruning event: 9 a.m. March 7 at Esther Short Park rose garden, 605 Esther St., Vancouver, and afterward at Covington House rose garden, 4201 Main St., Vancouver. Bring pruners and gloves and learn to prune roses. 360-695-3073.
o Monthly meeting: 7 to 9 p.m. the first Thursday of every month, Clark County Genealogy Annex, 717 Grand Blvd., Vancouver. Free. 360-695-3073 or www.fortvancouverrosesociety.org
Fort Vancouver Rose Society: VanRidge Garden Club: 10 a.m. the third Monday of the month, Pleasant View Church of the Nazarene, 801 N.E. 194th St., Ridgefield. A potluck will follow the meeting. 360-574-7965.
Minnehaha Garden Gate Club: 10 a.m. the third Wednesday of the month, Minnehaha Grange, 4905 N.E. St. Johns Blvd., Vancouver. 360-693-6126.
Vancouver Chrysanthemum Society: 2:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month, 78th Street Heritage Farm, 1919 N.E. 78th St., Vancouver. 360-696-9617.
Vancouveria Garden Club: 12:30 to 3 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month, Covington House, 4201 Main St., Vancouver. 360-936-6515.
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