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Tag: Herb Gardens

  • Sundays, March 13 – 27, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm – I Go Forth Into My Garden: Early Spring Herb Gardening

    Celebrate spring and the installation of the Old Manse 19th century herb garden with talks and outdoor garden viewings. The series, sponsored by the Trustees of Reservations, will be held Sundays, March 13 – 27, from 2 – 3:30. Topics include: building a 19th century kitchen garden, cooking with herbs, herb vinegars, and the history of gardens at the Manse. TTOR members $10 per session, nonmembers $15. The Old Manse is located in Concord, Massachusetts. For more information, and to register, call 978-369-3909, or email tbeardsley@thetrustees.org.

  • Saturday, June 27, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Herb Gardening

    Karen O’Brien will guide participants through Elm Bank’s Teaching Herb Garden, and show how easy it is to propagate herbs, either by sowing, layering, dividing or through cuttings, in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society class on Saturday, June 27, from 10 – 12. Participants will take away an herb or two for their own gardens or pots, and a greater understanding of how herbs can enhance their lives.

    Karen O’Brien is a member of the New England Unit of The Herb Society of America (NEUHSA) and maintains their Teaching Herb Garden at Elm Bank. The NEUHSA installed the Teaching Herb Garden on the grounds of the Gardens at Elm Bank in 2001. The garden was designed by Marie Stella, a noted landscape historian and designer, and a former member of the New England Unit of The Herb Society of America.

    Please attend dressed to get your hands a little dirty in the garden. Lecture Fee: Mass Hort Members $5, Non-Members $8. Register online at www.masshort.org.

  • Saturday, April 18, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon – Herb Garden Planning and Design

    This Tower Hill Botanic Garden workshop with Linda Russell of Scentsibilities will help you plan and design that herb garden you’ve always wanted. We will discuss various herbs, growing requirements and develop individual garden plans based on your needs and environment. Whether you want to start a new garden or enhance a current one, this is the time to start planning. A garden planning binder is included. The class takes place Saturday, April 18 from 9 – 12, and is $35 for THBG members, $45 for non-members. Register online at www.towerhillbg.org, or call 508-869-6111. Image from www.dailymail.co.uk.

  • Thursday, September 24, 11:00 a.m. – The Herb Fair

    Please join The Herb Society of America (www.herbsociety.org)  for its 62nd Annual Fair, celebrating herbs. See the glorious garden,and shop at tables featuring fresh herbs and wreaths, jams, jellies and vinegars, potpourri, baked goods, books, plants, and more. We will have a raffle and a delicious herb-filled lunch with our Northeast Unit’s signature Lovage Soup. Admission is free; proceeds support herb gardens in the New York area.

    Location:

    John Jay Homestead
    400 Route 22
    Katonah, NY 10536

    Contact Person: Betsy Rolls

    Contact Phone #: 914.273.2155

    Contact Email: brolls@optonline.net

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  • Saturday, July 19, 10 – 11:30 a.m. – Herbs in The Country of the Pointed Firs

    Landscape Gardener Nancy Wetzel takes a fascinating look at medicinal herbs, the historic importance of community herbalists, and herb gardens through the lens of author Sarah Orne Jewett’s 1896 book The Country of the Pointed Firs. Visiting Historic New England’s Sarah Orne Jewett House at 5 Portland Street in South Berwick, Maine is a special treat, and to see the home in combination with this presentation is an extraordinary opportunity.  Writer Sarah Orne Jewett spent much of her life in this stately Georgian residence, owned by her family since 1819. The view from her desk in the second-floor hall surveys the town’s major intersection and provided her with material for her books, such as The Country of the Pointed Firs, which describe the character of the Maine countryside and seacoast with accuracy and affection. Registration is required – call 207-384-2454, or log on to www.historicnewengland.org for directions and more information.

  • Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 21 -Cape Ann Garden Festival

    Friday, June 19, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.    Beauport Reception and Talk $20/$15 members
    Enjoy an evening reception with wine, beer, and appetizers in the garden overlooking Gloucester Harbor and hear about the newly uncovered garden staircase that is part of the stunning new garden renovation at Beauport, The Sleeper-McCann House, a property of Historic New England.

    Saturday, June 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.    Garden Tour $35
    Tour glorious gardens with magnificent plantings and stunning vistas. This year new stops on the tour feature sculpture gardens, water views, private quarries and fabulous perennial and herb gardens. In addition several of the homes will be open for visitors’ viewing.

    Sunday, June 21,      Workshops, Lecture and Exhibition Tour

    10 a.m.-11 a.m. Planning a Garden for People and Pollinators, Kim Smith $15

    Author of Oh Garden of Fresh Possibilities! and an inspired designer and illustrator, Kim will talk about the ways to make a garden both beautiful for people and attractive to birds and butterflies.  Join us for a lecture and booksigning.

    11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. The Herb Garden in 18th Century New England, Judy Hallberg $20

    Herbs provide interesting foliage and are also the basis for lotions and salves with healing properties. Learn about herbs and the ways in which they were gardened and used in the 1700s. Judy Hallberg works with the 17th and 18th century gardens of the Ipswich Historical Society and recently completed restoration of the society’s 17th century Housewife’s Herb Garden.

    1:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m. Cape Ann Museum, Docent-led tour of the exhibit “A View from the Terrace” Free

    Free to Garden Festival ticket holders. The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant St., Gloucester. Call Jeanette Smith at 978-283-0455, extension 11 for reservations.

    3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Growing and Propagating Antique Roses, Peggy J. Flanagan $20, materials incl.

    Old Garden Roses are rewarding and easy to grow using organic methods. You’ll learn how to plant, prune and care for these beautiful roses. Each person will take home a potted rose cutting. Bring gloves and a pair of pruners. Peggy J. Flanagan is a landscape designer and an adjunct instructor in the landscape design program at North Shore Community College. She specializes in the history of New England gardening.

    For more information, and to purchase tickets on-line, log on to www.sargenthouse.org.  Tickets are also available at the Weathervane, 153 Main Street, Gloucester, and at the Sargent House Museum, 49 Middle Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts.