Plant fair returns to Washougal museum

The Camas-Washougal Historical Society will host its annual Plant Fair on May 16 and June 14 at the Two Rivers Heritage Museum, offering a variety of locally grown plants as a fundraiser to support the organization’s mission of preserving local history.

The sale will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at the museum, 1 Durgan St., in Washougal.

“These plants have been grown locally for many years,” said museum volunteer and board member Janine Bernard. “By offering them at the Plant Fair, we’re giving gardeners a chance to enjoy the variety and heritage of plants grown right here in our community.”

Among the offerings will be a limited number of Camas lilies, a perennial favorite that organizers say often sells quickly. Other plants available this year include lilies of the valley, raspberries, ferns, violets and wild bleeding hearts.

Museum volunteers recently gathered at the home of Thor Larsen in Washougal to dig and prepare plants for the sale, continuing a tradition Larsen and his late wife, Lilla, have supported for more than a decade. Additional plants are harvested from other local gardens or donated already potted and ready for sale.