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These are just a few of the photos taken during our visit to the gardens of Jim Scott, near Lake Martin.
A Visit to Jim Scott’s Gardens
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May 19 Meeting Agenda
We will have a wrap-up from Herb Day and election of new officers while we picnic in the Living Block of Old Alabama Town for our May monthly meeting. (Park on East Jefferson Street and enter at the side gate.).
Members please bring finger foods, guests are welcome and need not bring anything. Rosemary Lemonade will be provided and I will make yet another batch of Rosemary Shortbread. Also, please remember to bring your own lawn chair and any outstanding receipts for Treasurer that require reimbursement.
If you have pictures from Herb Day please forward to Liz McEwan (lizmcewan@gmail.com) with a caption indicating who, what, where and anything else you would like to say.
See you Tuesday at 6pm in the Living Block Herb Gardens!
See the Advertiser Article on Herb Day
Check out the article in the Montgomery Advertiser!
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Preparing for Herb Day
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Herb Society members getting the gardens ready for Herb Day. Mark your calendars to come to Herb Day, Saturday, May 9 from 8am to 3 pm! [portfolio_slideshow id=1894 size=large]
Fun at the April Meeting
Thanks to all who made it out to the meeting and to all of those who worked so hard to pull it together. I think those Plant ID labels are going to be beautiful in our herb gardens!
Special thanks to Lisa Lenox of Bottle Tree Pottery for showing us the way
and for the finishing – glazing and firing. Lisa, we want you to come on across the street and join the Herb Society!
Thanks also to Sherrie for getting this fun program together for us.
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April 21 Meeting Agenda
Our April 21 meeting will be a hands on evening of making plant labels from clay for our Herb Gardens. Lisa Lenox of Bottle Tree Pottery at Old Alabama Town, will help us at the meeting and fire the clay pieces for us in her kiln. Join us at 6pm at the Loeb Center at 301 Columbus St.
Flyers and bookmarks advertising Herb Day will be available. Help us distribute them and get the word out!
Alabama Book Festival 2015
Thanks to all of those who came out to help sell cookbooks. (Barbara Hightower, Uschi Kling, Liz McEwan, Kayren Pittman, Kisha Nicolas, Toni Bourke and Jean and family.)
We sold 17 books which is pretty good and it gave us the opportunity to meet new people, talk about our group and promote Herb Day. The weather was perfect as was the easy camaraderie of our group.
Uschi mans the Herb Society Booth at the Book Fair.
Liz at the booth with Almond Pound Cake and Rosemary Lemon Butter cookies.
Media Release – Herb Day 2015
CONTACT: Carolyn Gomillion
334-303-0187
RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY
MEDIA RELEASE
OLD ALABAMA TOWN HERB SOCIETY
HERB DAY, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015
Herb Day sponsored by the Old Alabama Town Herb Society (OATHS) will be held on Saturday, May 9, 2015 (8:00AM – 3:00 PM) at the Living Block of Old Alabama Town, 301 Columbus Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104. Enjoy demonstrations, expert gardeners, garden tours, vendors and an abundance of plants. Free Admission.
Herb Day is a fun-filled public educational event for the entire family. It will feature children’s activities, programs by experts on growing herbs, a cooking demonstration using herbs, and a session that explores the medicinal properties of herbs. An open-air market will feature vendors selling crafts, books, food, herbal teas, garden wares and a huge selection of herbal plants. Tempting herbal recipes can be found in the members own cookbook “Roses and Rosemary, Favorite Recipes of Old Alabama Town Herb Society,” which will be available for purchase along with free tasting samples of selected recipes.
“Where the Wild Things Are” is the theme of our 18th annual Herb Day so join us to learn where wild herbs grow and sample some wild game with Savory – Herb of the Year for 2015. Children’s activities will include an art show by school students and there will be make and take activities to take home. Plus music in the gardens all day!
Enjoy all of this and more, come spend the day with us in Old Alabama Town. For more information go to oathsblog.com or 334-303-0187 or cgomillion9@gmail.com.
Scarecrows in the OATHS Gardens
If you are interested in being amused rather than being scared this Halloween, please make a stop and visit the scarecrows in the gardens at Old Alabama. Each of the Old Alabama Town Herb Society gardens has at least one visitor, and there are others randomly placed throughout the garden. Mayor Todd Strange’s office has created a historically elegant work of art in the gardens. This is the 3rd Annual OATHS Scarecrows in the Gardens event.
October 2014 in the Gardens
The gardens are looking very good and are certainly ready for the cooler weather. In Judy’s Garden, the pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) and butterfly ginger (Hedychium coronarium) are quite stunning. The winter annuals (pansies, snapdragons, and violas) were planted last week in the Scent Garden. The ironweed (Veronia noveboracensis ) and swamp sunflower (Helianthus angustifolius) in the Children’s Garden are over 6’ and in full display. The Children’s Garden is about to be redesigned, with care given to using plants that are butterfly and hummingbird attractants, yet drought tolerant. The satsumas are not going to produce fruit this year possibly due to the severe winter, but there is always next year. The Red Zinger Hibiscus did not survive our spring transplanting, but will be back in several locations next year. The Doctor’s Garden always looks good with the very healthy bottle tree watching over the garden and all the visitors.