Herbcrafts at the Gardens

Did you love your grandma while you were growing up?  Of course you did!  She was wise and loving and wanted nothing more for you than for you to be happy, healthy and to grow up to be a good person.

In her quest to help you attain these qualities, she undoubtedly soothed your brow when you were sick and perhaps offered a cup of hot tea that was sweetly flavored with lemon and honey when you had a sore throat.  A subtly spiced chicken soup was probably on her menu when you had a cold.  She might have taught you how to hand sew a dainty sachet that you could fill with lavender to put on your pillow at night (and, guys, don’t snicker; you know you would have eaten this activity up, as well).

Grandma absolutely had a method to her sweet madness.  All of these tasty foods and fun craft activities were offered to help you attain that healthiness that she always wanted for you – honey to soothe your throat, hot tea and soup to help you sweat out your cold, spices to speed up your recovery time, and lavender to help you sleep.  It’s hardly news anymore that nature offers us a plethora of ways to heal our bodies and soothe our soul.

The Gardens offers you a way to become your own Grandma (or Grandpa) by learning some of
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