Events
The Maumee Valley Herb Society (MVHS) meets in the Conference Center at the Toledo Botanical Garden (TBG) the third Wednesday of most months at 9:30 AM. (We also go on field trips and have a picnic each summer away from the TBG.) Visitors interested in herbs and their uses are welcome to attend MVHS meetings. Tea and an herbal snack are followed by the monthly business meeting and program. Programs cover a wide range of herbal interests from folklore and history to gardening, culinary use, crafting with herbs and other related topics.
Yahoo Map and Driving Directions to Toledo Botanical Garden
In-Season Special Tours
Informal “But, my garden isn’t ready” tours of members’ gardens are held throughout the summer and fall. The tours are announced in the newsletter and at meetings.
Brenda Sheely, Coordinator
2007 MVHS Meetings & Special Events
January
18th – Bob Sherm, owner of World Tea Company will speak on Different Types of Teas and the History of Tea
9:00 AM to Noon
February
21st – Philip Page, TBG Director of Operations, will speak about Places He Has Worked, and will discuss Willow Hedges
9:00 AM to Noon
March
20th – Cindy Bench and Dianne Toffler will present Familiar and New Plants for the Plant Sale and Using Salvias in Your Garden
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
April
18th – Herb Garden Clean-up & Luncheon
9:30 AM to Noon
May
10th through 12th – Spring Plant Sale
TBG Members Preview: Thursday May 10, 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Open to the Public: Friday 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
The sale will not be open on Sunday this year.
16th – Nancy Bucher, Head of the Horticulture Department at the Toledo Zoo, will give us a tour of the Greenhouse and the Plantings on the Zoo Grounds.
9:30 AM to Noon
June
20th – Annual MVHS Picnic and Plant Exchange at Phyllis Hyder’s Home in Waterville
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
July
19th – Bus Trip to Cleveland Botanical Garden
Details in the Herbal Messenger
August
15th – Jamie Kachensparger, Lucas County Soil and Water Conservation Department, will speak on the History of Herbs and Folk Lore
9:30 AM to Noon
September
18th – Fritz Gehring, Bee Keeper, will speak about the bees who frequent our Herb Garden
6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
October
17th – Heralding the Holidays Workshop
9:30 AM to Noon
November
14th – Annual Meeting and Heralding the Holidays Workshop
9:30 AM to Noon
November 30th through December 2nd – Heralding the Holidays
Friday 5 PM to 9 PM, Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM, Sunday Noon to 5 PM
December
19th – Holiday Potluck and Gift Exchange
10:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Details for these events and more are available in our newsletter “The Herbal Messenger”. Join MVHS to receive it!
