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Botanical Potpourri Workshop November 14th
Saturday 10:30 - 12:00<br>Bring the scents of the autumn garden and holiday kitchen indoors! <br>In this hands on workshop, we will create beautiful botanical potpourri using dried herbs, flowers, fruits, spices, and essential oils. Learn the old-fashioned art of combining botanicals for fragrance, color, texture, and lasting appeal—and discover how a natural fixative such as orris root helps hold the fragrance in your finished blend.<br>We will work with an assortment of rustic dried herbs and botanicals, along with colorful seasonal ingredients such as dried orange, rose hips, cinnamon, star anise, and other natural accents. You will learn how to build a potpourri blend that is as beautiful to look at as it is wonderful to smell using warm autumn and festive holiday-inspired scents. Each student will make approximately 2.5 cups of finished potpourri to take home - perfect for a bowl, entry table, bathroom, bedroom, or a thoughtful handmade holiday gift.<br>A little bit garden, a little bit kitchen, and a whole lot of autumn and holiday fragrance!<br><br>
Bay Laurel - The Herb of the Old Kitchen Garden. Class includes a bay plant to take home November 21
Saturday 10:30 – 12:00 <br>Come wander into the world of Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) an ancient herb of Mediterranean gardens, old kitchens, herbal traditions, and winter hearths.<br>Bay has a long history of being treasured not only for its rich culinary flavor, but also for its fragrant leaves and place in traditional herbal lore. In this hands on class, we will learn how to grow, harvest, dry, and use bay laurel, including growing bay in containers and protecting it through our Tennessee winters. We will explore the many ways dried bay leaves can be used around the home—from the soup pot to herbal sachets, simmering blends, aromatic decorations, and old-fashioned household traditions.<br>We will also talk about bay's history, folklore, and the stories that have surrounded this aromatic evergreen for centuries. Learn the old ways of growing and using this beautiful evergreen herb—and discover a little of the magic that has surrounded bay for centuries.<br>
Create an Ancient Incense Kit with Frankincense and Myrrh December 12th
Saturday 1:00 - 3:00<br>Discover these precious aromatic resins of the ancient world. <br>This special holiday workshop explores frankincense and myrrh, their botanical origins, history, traditional uses, and their significance in the Christmas story. We will explore other plants mentioned in the Bible and discover how herbs, spices, and resins were used thousands of years ago.<br>Create your own beautiful Frankincense & Myrrh Incense Kit to take home! Kit includes frankincense and myrrh resin, whole bay leaves, charcoal tabs, information/instruction sheet in a decorative box. <br>Enjoy an afternoon of herbal history, fascinating discoveries, and the wonderful fragrances of the ancient world.<br>
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