Upcoming Classes & Events
March 30th, 2012 at 6 pm
Join Sue for an Herbal Spa Weekend at the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon: Overnight packages available.
Herb Garden Favorites
Oregon Garden, Silverton
A five senses discovery in the herb garden. Herbs in the garden for fragrance, culinary, healing and more. Get to know the top ten favorite herbs as well as the many ways to grow and use them. Show and tell ideas and tips for harvesting, preserving, culinary and crafts all using aromatic herbs. Also included; Sue’s recipes that use “any” herb, recipes that personalize crafting, care and
culinary items.
March 31st, 2012 at 10 am
Herbal Lotions and Potions
Oregon Garden, Silverton
Grow your own lotions and beauty potions. Tips and recipes to soaps, bath salts, fragrant herbal waters, household and beauty products all using fresh herbs from the garden. Topics include herb varieties to grow, their qualities, harvesting and preserving tips. Hands-on workshop to take home hand-blended herbal goodies
April 14th, 2012 at 10 am
Edible Garden Lifestyle
Molbak’s Home and Garden,
Woodinville. WA
Don’t just plant an edible garden; infuse it into your lifestyle. Use your garden space creatively and add edibles in the landscape, think blueberry hedges and parsley borders. From container gardens to mixed borders, Sue will share tips and creative design ideas so you can grow edibles successfully without expanding your vegetable garden. She’ll also have suggestions on which varieties mingle well with ornamental landscape plants.
April 28th, 2012 10 am
Bird Friendly Gardens
Stikine Birding Festival,
Wrangell Alaska
Encourage birds to gather in your garden by designing with bird friendly plants and unique spaces. From containers to mixed borders, discover how to design in the elements of food, water and cover for a bird-friendly garden.
April 29th, 2012 10 am
Stylize the Garden with Color
Stikine Birding Festival,
Wrangell, Alaska
Stylize the garden with designer combinations using perennials , pottery and elements that strike color and texture through the garden. Easy design techniques & inspirations that for maximum impact in mixed borders & container gardens. Plants for sun and shade… blooms to fabulous foliage.
May 5, 2012 at 10 am
Herb Garden Favorites
Watson’s Greenhouse,
Puyallup, Washington
A five senses discovery in the herb garden. Herbs in the garden for fragrance, culinary, healing and more. Get to know the top ten favorite herbs as well as the many ways to grow and use them. Show and tell ideas and tips for harvesting, preserving, culinary and crafts all using aromatic herbs. Also included; Sue’s recipes that use “any” herb, recipes that personalize crafting, care and culinary items.
May 5, 2012 at 1 pm
Women Today Show
Kitsap Sun Pavilion, Bremerton, Washington
Topic TBA
May 19, 2012 at 9 am
Top Ten Multi-Purpose Herbs
Windmill Gardens,
Sumner, Washington
Top ten (and a few bonus ones) herbs with diversity! Start with their beauty in the landscape and then discover ways to use them. Create culinary treats, body care products and household remedies. Growing hints, landscape design ideas, and recipes included!
May 19th at 1 pm
Color in the Garden
Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Federal Way, Washington
Play with hues of blue and more in the garden.The use of color in a garden is the one element that catches the eye and makes us stop to look. Much like an artist paints a picture, inspirations to infuse color in the garden playing with hardscape, plants, pottery and the natural surroundings. Explore the unexpected, look for ways to get attention to a boring space or add more to an existing garden.
May 26th at 11 am
Lavender in the Garden
Molbak’s Home and Garden,
Woodinville, Washington
This fragrant aromatic herb has multiple uses and delights from aromatherapy the culinary tastes, but it all starts with growing it in the garden. Get to know the where and how, plus the best varieties to grow by their visual beauty and use. Cultivars for landscape color, the sweet English lavenders for cooking and varieties that are abundant producers for cutting gardens and fresh harvests.
June 30th, time TBA
Fool Proof Perennials
Ace Hardware, Gig Harbor, WA
Gig Harbor Garden Tour
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