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  • 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.

  • Wednesday, December 7, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Herbal Holiday Gifts

    Instructor Linda Russell of Scentsibilities will give an Herbal Holiday Gift workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Wednesday, December 7, from 6 – 8.  Give your friends and family herbal gifts this year that you have made.  You will make pomanders while learning to make beauty and body care products, herbal teas, aromatherapy oils and sprays, potpourris, and other items, as well as gleaning ideas for herbal wrapping.   THBG members $25, nonmembers $28.  You may register on line at www.towerhillbg.org, or email thbg@towerhillbg.org.  Image from rimanasser.blogspot.com.

  • Sunday, October 23, 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Wicked Plants

    Linda Russell of Scentsibilities will speak at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, on Sunday October 23, from 12:30 – 2:30, on Wicked Plants: The Scandalous, the Deadly, the Ill-Mannered, and the Intoxicating.  This combination of lore, stories and facts will increase your knowledge of the silent dangers in the plants around us, many in our own gardens and back yards.  The program is fun and informative, and best of all, no cauldron required! THBG members $10, non-members $12.  Register at www.towerhillbg.org, or call 508-869-6111.

  • Tuesday, February 15, 10:00 am – 11:30 am – Aromatherapy Basics

    What is aromatherapy and how do you use it? Jeanne Rose, a noted aromatherapist, calls essential oils “the soul of a plant”. Come hear the history of this fascinating science, learn what essential oils are and how they are used. Each participant will make an oil or spray of their choosing during this Tuesday, February 15 workshop at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston. The class, taught by Linda Russell of Scentsibilities,  will be held from 10 – 11:30, and the cost is $22 for THBG members, $25 for non-members. Come have fun, make something nice and join the aromatherapy world! To register, log on to www.towerhillbg.org.