Photo from the Atlanta Botanical Gardens website
This weekend I'm prepping for my presentations at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens on November 4 and 6, 2010.
On Thursday evening, I will be giving a lecture entitled "Exotic and Edible: Unusual Plants and Fungi for Home Gardens". My objective is to get my audience of gardeners to "think outside the box". Often when I talk to people about growing something new and different in their gardens, they mention new varieties or unusual forms of a common vegetable, e.g., purple cauliflower or white tomatoes. In this presentation I want to introduce people to crops they might never have heard of or never thought about growing themselves. Some of these plants or fungi are easy to grow, but others are challenging and only a few gardeners will be successful producing them. But what fun, huh? Wouldn't you like to be the first in your neighborhood growing wasabi, hops, or truffles?
Free Alston Lecture, Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 7 p.m. No reservations required.
Then on Saturday, I will be offering a full-day workshop on "Growing Your Own Pharmacy". This will be directed at home gardeners, but people who are interested in perhaps doing this commercially will also gain a lot from the workshop. There will be several colorful Powerpoint presentations illustrating 20 or more medicinal herbs to grow in the sun and shade and how to grow, harvest, and dry herbs. There will also be two hands-on activities. One on making simple tinctures and another on propagating medicinal herbs. All attendees will go home with "tinctures in process" and several potted plants.
Workshop is Saturday, November 6, 2010 from 10 am to 3 pm with lunch included. $75 ($65 for garden members). Reservations are required. Contact the Botanical Garden directly for that information.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Now, off to the stores to buy some of my supplies! This is going to be so much fun!!!
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