Discover the Fun of Gardening
March 22, 2012
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Discover the Fun of Gardening |
March 22, 2012 |
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Happy
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In This Issue
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Let's Get Herbal
So after you've attended the Herb Workshop this weekend and learned how to
grow beautiful herbs, what do you do with them? Below
are some ideas for using those delicious fresh herbs that you've grown.
Bath Thyme - Use fresh garden herbs to create an aromatherapy bath that will relax and refresh you. Infuse oil with lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus or lemon grass ahead of time and simply add to hot bath water. Or, pick a handful of fresh herbs at bath time, crush to release the oils and add to the bath. You can also put freshly crushed herbs in a sachet before throwing them in the water to keep the leaves from getting caught in the drain. However you choose, sit back, relax and let the fresh fragrances lift your stress away.
Make it Spicy - Of course the most popular use for fresh herbs is cooking, and what dish wouldn't taste better with oregano or basil from your garden instead of dried up old leaves! Crush or chop herbs just as you are about to use them so that the oils are released in your dish.
Healing - One of the oldest uses of herbs is not for their flavor and spice, but for their healing powers. Many of these remedies have been used since ancient times. Next time you have a headache or stomachache, try a freshly infused herbal tea instead of grabbing pills from the medicine cabinet. Below is a list of some common herbs and the healing properties they have.
Basil - can help alleviate kidney problems, as well as soothe anxiety.
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Kerby's has lots of fun planned for the garden in 2012, including workshop favorites on vegetables, herbs and roses, as well as some new workshops on bulbs and trees. There has never been a better time to Discover the Fun of Gardening.
Workshop:
Growing Delicious Herbs
We all love food. And we love food even more when it's
cooked with tasty herbs. Growing your own herb garden
is easy and it is a great way to always have fresh herbs for
all of your favorite recipes. Come to this workshop to learn
all about growing herbs and what herbs can be used for.
Workshop:
Fruit Trees for Small Spaces
Juicy and delicious, there is nothing like picking fruit from a tree you've grown and eating it on the spot. But not everyone has a huge yard with room for an orchard. At this fruit tree workshop we'll focus on some new dwarf varieties of fruit trees that are great for your yard, and talk about how to keep trees smaller when space is limited.
3rd
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
Bring your Easter
basket and get ready for a whole lot of fun . . . it's the 3rd annual Easter
Egg Hunt at Kerby's. Starting right at 10:00am, be ready to hunt and see how
many Easter Eggs you can find hidden among the beautiful flowers.
It's so relaxing watching butterflies flutter about your garden. If you want some ideas for planning and planting a butterfly garden, come out to this fun workshop. You'll learn about all the different types of butterflies that are common in our area, and how to attract them to your garden.
Workshop:
Growing Roses in Florida
The Tampa Rose
Society will be out all day to answer your toughest questions about roses
and at 10am, they will present a workshop on growing roses in Florida.
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Kerby's Nursery 2311 S. Parsons Ave. Seffner, FL 33584 (813) 685-3265 www.kerbysnursery.com |
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Workshop:
Butterfly Gardening
