TRAVELING HERB SEMINARS

2008-09

Thur, March 27   7 - 9 pm
Aye, A Pirate Tea!
Come join us for a swashbuckling adventure of high tea with Captain Eliza Blackheart, one of the few female pirates of her day. She will regale you with stories of the high seas and her exploits as a buccaneer. You will enjoy a full evening tea with a little seafaring fare.
$35.00

Tues, April 1   Depart at 7:30 am
Traveling Herbal Seminar #67
A CHOCO - LA - TEA Tour
We'll visit the Chocolate Café in Lititz, a Chocolate Tea Tasting with Mim Enck of East Indies Tea Company. A behind the scenes tour of the teapots and other Ceramics at the State Museum and an Evening meal at The Linglestown Chocolate Café. See more info for this very special day.
$95.00

Fri, April 4   10am-6pm
40th Anniversary Sale
On the 4th day of the 4th month of our 40th year, you can receive a whopping 40% off any purchase of 4 or more items! Mix and Match. Mark your calendar! This is a one day only event! No "rain checks".

Sunday, April 6   6 - 8 pm
Tartan Tea
This day is National Tartan Day and we've planned a very special tea party for any one who is of Scottish Descent (or wants to be for the day). Special Guest Appearance by Elizabeth Knight, author of Celtic Tea with Friends. Price includes the new book Celtic Tea with Friends and a full high (supper) tea.
$35.00

Wednesday, April 16   6:30 - 8:00 pm
Pot Pourri and Pot pourri Crafts
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may"
This demonstration workshop will show you how to make this fragrant concoction and how to use it to create your own "aura of fragrance".
$2.00

Friday, April 18   11 am - 12:30 pm
Please Read to Me Tea
This enjoyable afternoon includes a reading of two children's stories followed by a tea party featuring kid friendly foods and treats mentioned in the stories. The stories will be "Ellie's Tea Party" and "Tea for Me and Tea for You".
$10.00 child, $15.00 adult

Saturday, April 19   Noon - 8 pm
Mechanicsburg's Earth Day Fest
Music, Workshops, Kid's Activities throughout the town. At The Rosemary House we will display easy to make and fragrant to use household cleaning products. Kids can make nature leaf printing bookmarks.
Free

Tues, April 22   7 - 9 pm
Soapmaking
A demonstration and instruction on how to make cold process "lye" soap as well as giving some history and tips to make it much easier than your Granny ever had it. We will discuss additions you can use to make wonderful soaps for everyday use. As the cold process soap sets up, we will move on to "melt and pour" decorative soap. Handouts with recipes will be provided and ingredients will be available for purchase. Everyone leaves with Soap too. Instructors are Tina Sams and Maryanne Swartz of The Essential Herbal Magazine.
$25.00

Thursday, May 1   7 - 8:30 pm
It's May Day and the Fairies Play!
Join us on this May Day to learn about May Day traditions, Fairy Lore, and more. Everyone will make a small May Day Basket of fresh herbs and flowers to take home with them. In honor of our 40th Anniversary, we are offering this class at a price from days gone by.
$8.00

Tuesday, May 6   6:30 - 8:00 pm
YOGA for GARDENERS
Begin summer by enjoying the benefits of yoga surrounded by the beauty of nature. In this one night special class, students will learn a series of yoga postures to practice before, during, and after gardening to reduce stress on the body. Learn how to salute the sun, twist like ivy, and open like the lilies to enrich your gardening experience and release tension in the body caused by gardening. Our pleasant instructor is a certified Holistic health practitioner and Yoga instructor, Betsy May. Afterword, Sweet Remembrances will provide some light refreshments.
$19.68

Weds, May 7   6 - 7 pm
NATIONAL HERB WEEK
Calendula...Herb of the Year. FREE handout. Garden Tour - a fast paced tour of our many herb gardens. We have over 300 varieties of herbs in our garden. Come and discover the herbs we have and their uses! This seeing, tasting, touching tour is designed for everyone and will conclude with everyone taking home some of Rosemary's Skin Cream. Sample treats prepared by our tearoom, Sweet Remembrances, featuring flavorful herbs, served in the garden.
FREE

Sunday, May 11   1 - 3 pm
MOTHER'S DAY TEA
Celebrate Mother's Day at this Victorian Tea party. We'll begin this perfect day with an elegant afternoon tea and everyone will make relaxing bath salts. We offer an optional garden tour afterwards. This day is always popular! Reserve early.
$40.00

Tues, May 13   6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fairies, FAERIE, Fairy Fun!
Are you a Fairy lover? Would you like to learn more about nature's angels? Diane Nell will take you on a trip through "fairyland" and teach you how to bring these delightful creatures into your life. You will also be making a fairy dream pillow to help you meet the fairies in your dreams!
$25.00

Saturday, May 17   12 - 5 pm
Mechanicsburg's ARTWALK
This town wide event features artists and wine tastings at participating businesses. Over the past 25 years our featured artist Sharon Magee, Waynesboro, PA, has used her original technique of pressing fresh herbs into clay to create one-of-a-kind pottery. She starts by hand building each piece from fine white earthenware clay; then presses them with herbs, fires, hand paints, glazes and fires again. She creates unique plates, jewelry and plaques that make great gifts of art from the earth to give or receive. Stop by to view the art show, meet the artist and be part of our garden party!
FREE

Saturday, May 17   10 - 4 pm
40th Anniversary GARDEN PARTY
You are invited to celebrate with us! Our own Nancy Reppert of Sweet Remembrances has planned delicious nibbles and noshes. Byron Reppert has promised to come out to meet, greet and tell a joke or two. Susanna Reppert has planned handouts and specials. Plus very special doorprize drawings including an original Bertha Reppert floral watercolor with pen and ink, framed, signed, circa 1968. We will also have herb enthusiasts Sharon Magee and her original pressed herb pottery, Maryanne Schwartz and her original lampwork beads, which she then creates into jewelry and perfume vessels, our musical muse Jeff Greenawalt (11-2) and Tina Sams, industry leader and editor of The Essential Herbal Magazine. Champagne Punch Toast at Noon.
FREE

Wednesday, May 21   6 - 8 pm
ENGLISH GARDEN TROUGH
All supplies included to make your own English Trough planter. Perfect for herbs, sedums and alpine plants. These cement troughs winter over in the garden very well. Wear old clothes and bring rubber gloves.
$25.00

Tuesday, May 27   6:30 - 8:00 pm
Evening WEED Walk
We will stroll the back alleys of Mechanicsburg to peek into some of the town's charming gardens. Along the way Susanna Reppert-Brill will identify some common weeds and their uses. Have a fun & relaxing evening. Gather in the garden for tea and cookies beforehand.
$10.00

Thursday, May 29   6:30 - 8:30 pm
LIVING WREATHS
These fun wreaths, made with sedums, hens and chicks, and other succulents will live for years. They are beautiful on the picnic table or on the patio. They can even be hung! A wide variety of little plants and all other supplies will be provided for you to make a charming 10 inch living wreath.
$30.00

Friday, May 30   6 pm
Mechanicsburg's Own Dinner Theater
Enjoy a delicious meal at Sweet Remembrances and then dust off your tie-dyes and get ready to rock out to one of the most successful musicals in history! We'll travel to the Little Theater of Mechanicsburg to enjoy the show based on the Gospel according to St Matthew. GODSPELL presents a whimsical view of Jesus and his disciples who re-enact parables and scenes from Jesus' life with great energy. Winner of a Grammy Award for Best Score, this highly popular musical even hit the pop charts with Day by Day and includes other well known hits, Turn Back O'Man, Light of the World and Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord. Price includes dinner, tax, gratuity and theater tickets.
$45.00

Sunday, June 1   1 pm
The Queen's Tea
This distinctive afternoon tea will honor Queen Elizabeth's birthday. We'll toast the Queen with Oolong Champagne and enjoy a festive repast. Long Live the Queen!
$35.00

Monday, June 2   6:30-8:30pm
Nature Leaf Printing & Stamping
Come learn how to print natures prettiest herbal plant materials from the gardens of The Rosemary House (or just use a leaf stamp or two). This class is fun for all ages. No artistic skill needed. You'll make and take home some nature printed stationary. Taught by Jim Thorpe Artist Marj Reppert. www.RosemaryRemembrances.com $20.00

Tues, June 3   8am depart
Traveling Herb Seminar #68
Dumbarton Oaks and British Ambassador Home on Embassy Row in Washington, DC. Enroute home we'll stop at a Maryland tearoom. See more details.
$125.00

Thursday, June 5   6:30-8:30pm
Make your own FAIRY GARDEN
An 8 x 12 log planter and all supplies will be provided to plant and decorate this charming fairy garden. Little houses can be built with bark and twigs filled in with tiny plants that the fairies love. Fairy lore and fairy tales will be told as you create. Bring your imagination and take home a treasure to tuck in a sunny corner of your garden. Mom's and youngsters work on one garden together.
$30.00

Tuesday, June 10   6:30-7:30pm
Heart Shaped Topiary
We'll use our favorite herb Rosemary of 'course to make a charming 12 inch heart shaped topiary. We will talk about the beauty of the herb Rosemary, the many varieties of Rosemary and sample a few little Rosemary treats.
$19.68

Monday, Jun 23   6:00-8:00pm
Salsas, Sauces, & Pestos Dinner
Nancy Reppert will yield her culinary magic to make an unforgettable meal. Susanna Reppert will share some tips for creating your own salsas, sauces and pestos at home. Emphasis will be on healthy toppings without sacrificing flavors.
$35.00

Thurs, July 10   11am-12:30pm
Please Read to Me Tea
This enjoyable afternoon includes a reading of two children's stories followed by a tea party featuring kid friendly foods mentioned in the stories. We'll read Donkey's Dandelion Tea Time and Minnie's Tea Party Surprise.
$10.00 child & $15.00 adult

Sunday, July 13   1-3pm
Taking Tea and Tarot Reading
Enjoy a relaxing full afternoon tea provided by Sweet Remembrances and a four card private tarot reading by Rhonda of Dancing Moon Beam, Elizabethville, PA.
$40.00

Tuesday, July 15   6:30-8:30pm
Pressed Flower Class
Jim Thorpe Artist Marj. Reppert of www.RosemaryRemembrances.com will show you step by step how to press the herbs and flowers of summer. Once you've seen all the "pressing" secrets, we will create some pressed flower stationary and bookmakers with already dried and pressed plant materials. This class is fun for all ages. All supplies are included to make and take home some stationary or bookmarkers. No artistic skill needed. Come join the fun.
$20.00

Tuesday, July 22   7-9pm
Make your own Herbal Medicine
Interested in learning how to make your own tinctures, salves, creams, poultices, bath blends and more. Many medicines can be created from your herb garden and Susanna Reppert-Brill will demonstrate them.
$19.68

Sunday, Aug 10   1pm
Tea Time Bingo! TEAGO
Enjoy this entertaining as well as educational parlor game, complete with tea themed prizes, and accompanied by a relaxing afternoon tea party completed with perfectly brewed tea. Limited to 24.
$25.00

Thursday, Aug 28   6:30-8:30pm
Herbal Cordials & Mixology
Susanna Reppert will share her hints and tips for making your own herb and berry liqueurs. Tips will be shared to use the beverages in salads, desserts and more. Plus recipes will be provided to use the homemade liqueurs to make other mixed cocktails. Rosemary Martini anyone? Or Vanilla Julep?
$19.68

Saturday, Sept 6th & Sunday, Sept 7th   10 am - 4 pm
FAIRY FESTIVAL
Calling all fairies, elves, wizards, hobbits and gnomes to this annual event! Fairy Rose Fairy will be back to delight and entertain. She will do two programs on Saturday. Lots of crafts and activities including fairy wings to decorate, free fairy tattoos, free mining for gem blessing stones, free fairy dusted potpourri, and ivy halos. Sweet Remembrances will have a clever and healthy fairy food snack sack available to take with you or to eat in the gardens ($6.00). Call 717- 697-5785 to reserve your fairy food sack or just visit our "Fairy food on the Fly" table. Also: The Posie Fairy from Fairy Festivities, Mayor Ritter's Fairy & Flea Circus, The Musical Muse, Jeff Greenawalt. Perfect for ages 3 - 11 and all who believe! NOW TWO DAYS!
$5.00 Admission for Adults, FREE admission for children. (Fees may apply for crafts).

Thursday, Sept 11   Departs 7am
Traveling Herb Seminar #69
Doris Duke Gardens and Herbs
Join us as we travel to 3 very different herb places and Duke Gardens (of the Duke's of Duke University and poor little rich girl Doris Duke). See more details.
$125.00

Tuesday, Sept 16   6 - 9 pm
Scrapbooking
We'll recycle, transform and alter a child's once loved hard page book into a "loved" theme scrapbook. You'll need to bring personal photos of things you love: spouse, pets, garden, holidays, children, etc. All scrapping supplies, papers, embellishments, stickers, dye-cuts, glues and tools will be provided for you to make one started or finished mini scrap book. Please bring 12-15 photographs to match your "love" theme. Taught by Jim Thorpe Artist Marj Reppert of www.RosemaryRemembrances.com
$26.00

Wednesday, Sept 17   6 - 8 pm
Edible Gifts with Herbs
Everyone loves a homemade gift! Instructions to make vinegars, flavored oils, mustards, liqueurs, beverage mixes, herbal rice and other seasoning blends all made with either fresh or dried herbs will be shared. Participants will be given recipes, taste many samples and leave with an edible gift or two!
$19.68

*** Silent Bid ART AUCTION ***
Come join in the fun at our once and only "Artists of Mechanicsburg and Beyond" Silent Bid Art Auction. Our parents, Bertha and Byron L. Reppert, collected original paintings from the Artists of Mechanicsburg and beyond while they lived at 710 South Market Street in Mechanicsburg, Pa from 1960 to 2000. Their private art collection includes over 25 framed original watercolors or oil stretched canvases plus over 40 unframed ready to mat or frame original drawings, watercolors and more done by such artists as: Bertha Reppert herself, her daughter Marjorie, Louise Whitman, Blust, H.Tritt, Cody Werzyn, Kas Morrett, Virginia Fischer, Doris Houch, N.Boggs, R.Barrett, and Pearce-Bates, just to name a few. Mom and Dad's entire remaining art collection will be up for a silent bid art auction and we invite you and yours to come and make a bid on as many pieces as you can picture on your walls!! ALL proceeds from this silent bid ART auction will be placed into The Bertha and Byron L. Reppert Scholarship Fund, which is a component of The Mechanicsburg Area Foundation, a Pennsylvania non-profit public foundation described in IRC Section 501(c)(3). Since 2002, The Bertha and Byron L. Reppert Scholarship has been presented yearly to two graduating seniors from the Mechanicsburg Area School District, who intend to major in Political Science or Horticulture at a College/University of their choice (Visit www.TFEC.org under Scholarships). The Silent Bid Art Auction will be in Sweet Remembrances Tea Room and light refreshments will be served. Parking available behind The Rosemary House. Silent bidding begins Fri, Sept 19th, 10 am - 7 pm (bidding on selective pieces will end at 5 pm, 6 pm and 7 pm). Silent bidding continues on Sat, Sept 20th, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. (bidding will end at 6 pm, 7 pm, and 8 pm with the grand finish at 9 pm). All sales are final and winners will be asked to write their checks out to The Mechanicsburg Area Foundation for The Bertha and Byron L. Reppert Scholarship Fund.

Tuesday, Sept 23   6 pm
MEDIEVAL DINNER
Enjoy the fascinating history of medieval herbs. Used for foods, medicines, amulets and poisons, the 14C was a fascinating time for herb use. Nancy Reppert of Sweet Remembrances will prepare a multi course medieval feast and speak on medieval etiquette. Susanna Reppert Brill will present a program on the herbs and lore.
Dilled Veal Balls Cabbbage Chowder
Golden Leeks and Onions
Puree of Peas
Baked Herbed Eggs
Mixed Pickles
Chicken and Rice with Almonds
Boiled Garlic
Mushrooms and Leeks
Pumpkin Bread with Lemon Curd
Hermits Circlets
Mulled Cider
Retro price! $27.50

Saturday, Sept 27   9 am - 4 pm
Herbal Medicine
We are thrilled to welcome back DAVID WINSTON, one of our very first medicinal herb instructors. David is from the Herbal Therapuetics School in New Jersey. He is always informative, entertaining and no nonsense. David is one of the world's top herbal clinicians with over 35 years of experience and training in eclectic herbal medicine, traditional Cherokee herbal medicine, and traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Join us for a day long seminar on Adaptogens--Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief. In our modern world we live such stress filled lives. Stress is now seen as an initiator and cofactor for much of our chronic degenerative disease. Stress reduction techniques can be of great help, as can healthy relationships, good diet and adequate sleep. One other key for reducing stress and enhancing well being is the use of adaptogenic herbs. David will provide an introduction to the rational and effective use of adaptogens. The afternoon session will feature nervines and nootropics to promote increased mental and physical well being. This informative day includes morning hospitality and a delicious herbal luncheon. Morning hospitality at 9 am, lecture to begin at 9:30 am.
$75.00 retro price!

Sunday, Sept 28   1 - 3 pm
Great Gatsby Tea
Alice Dupuy will delight tea enthusiasts with stories from the reckless jubilance of the 1920's that led to decadent parties and wild jazz music - epitomized in The Great Gatsby, as well as the infamous Lindbergh trial in 1935, an event that author H.L Mencken called "The greatest story since the Resurrection". Includes a delicious afternoon tea as well.
$35.00

Thurs, Oct 2   7 - 9 pm
HERBAL WREATH CRAFTING
All supplies included to create a 10-inch fragrant herbal & colorful everlasting wreath using dried herbs, pods and other plant materials. Bow making is also demonstrated. Susanna Reppert-Brill instructor.
$25.00

Wednesday, Oct 15   7 - 8 pm
Bay Leaf Kitchen Wreath
A very easy and quite pretty wreath made with dried bay leaves, chili peppers, cinnamon sticks, dried orange and apple pieces and more. A guaranteed success!
$25.00

Thursday, Oct 23   7 - 8:30 pm
Silverking Swag
Learn to create your own 14 inch accent swag to hang above a doorway. Made with silvery silverking and colorful flowers with a cheery bow in the middle.
$25.00

Friday, Oct 31   6 - 9 pm
Annual Garlic Dinner
We'll eat garlic, garlic, and more garlic and follow dinner with a program on garlic amulets and other talismans. BYOB. Come in Costume! Very popular event!
$38.00

Tuesday, Nov 4   6:30 pm
Road to the White House Election Day Dinner
Celebrate the end of the campaigning! This meal will feature recipes from White House Chefs and we will sprinkle the evening with White House culinary trivia. Not to be repeated until 2012. LBJ's Canape Cake
James Monroe Mint Punch
Bibb Lettuce Salad with Monticello Dressing
JFK Roast Loin of Pork Saint Cloud
Buchannon's Duchess Potatoes
Asparagus with Monticello Sauce Vinegrette
Complimentary Chardonnay
Mount Vernon Cake
Complimentary Sherry
The Cookie Bake-off
$50.00

Mon, Nov 10   7 - 9 pm
Pinecone Plate Candle Ring
A classic class returns. This charming pinecone candle ring is easy to make and will last as a decoration for many fall/holiday seasons. Can easily be sprayed gold for a glitzy look.
$20.00

Thurs, Nov 20   7 - 8:30 pm
ADVENT WREATH CLASS
This is a fresh, fun, fragrant and easy to make 10 inch wreath to grace your table all throughout the month of December. All supplies (except the candles) are included. We will talk about the religious symbolism of some of the material used.
$30.00

Saturday, Nov 22   1 pm
Founder's Day Tea
At this special tea party we remember and honor Bertha Reppert, (11/26/1919 - 06/06/1999), who opened The Rosemary House in 1968. Folks often share with us how The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances have touched their lives. We will share some of our memories growing up in the gardens and behind the desk of The Rosemary House and you're invited to share your own memories, heart warming or hilarious.
$19.68

Friday, Nov 28   11:00 am or 2:00 pm
Sweet Remembrances HOLIDAY TEA
Our tearoom will be open Friday after Thanksgiving to serve a traditional Holiday Tea. A brilliant way for you to entertain your guests or just to get together with some friends and family to relax... Assorted tea sandwiches, fruit, hot scones, miniature desserts, and a bottomless pot of hot tea served in a delicate china cup. By Reservation only. Call 717-697-5785
$25.00

Sunday, Nov 30   Noon to 4 pm
Holiday Open House
The Rosemary House will be decorated for the season and we will have a free gift for you. Sample some of our delicious and easy to make dips and spreads and hot teas.
FREE

Sun Dec 7th   1 - 3 pm
HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS & FESTIVI-TEA
An elegant tea party with scrumptious festive foods, the tea party alone makes this class wonderful, but we will also create a dried apple slice ornament for the tree. Sign up early & let us know how many are in your party so you are all seated together.
$30.00

Sunday, Dec 14   1 pm
Saturday, Dec 20   1 pm
Sunday, Dec 21   1 pm
Take Tea! Take Joy!
Let your heart be merry as we celebrate the magic of this holiday season at a complete Afternoon Tea at Sweet Remembrances.
$25.00

Sunday, Dec 28   10 am - 2 pm
Super Scone Sunday
Call with your arrival time and the number in your party and enjoy an assortment of three types of freshly baked scones, jelly, homemade lemon curd, fresh fruit and a bottomless pot of tea of your choice.
$12.00

Tuesday, Dec 30   7 pm
Elegant Candlelight Evening Tea
Enjoy a relaxing night out with your friends and loved ones at this special holiday event. This would make a great Christmas gift!
$30.00

Sunday, Jan 4   10 am - 2 pm
Super Scone Sunday
Call with your arrival time and the number in your party and enjoy an assortment of three types of freshly baked scones, jelly, homemade lemon curd, fresh fruit and a bottomless pot of tea of your choice.
$12.00

A TOUR Du TEA
Traveling Herb Seminar #67, "A CHOCOLA - TEA"
We begin our travels at the Café Chocolate of Lititz for our morning crepes, tea or hot chocolate and a brief greeting from owner, Selena Man, who will explain about her yamate Chocolates, premium sugar free chocolate truffles with 50% and 70 % cocoa solids. Next we'll walk to Wilbur Candy Museum to see the 1000 varieties of chocolate molds, tins, boxes and candy machinery plus the 150 hand painted European and Oriental Antique porcelain Chocolate Pots. Next we will travel a short bit to have our chocolate tea tasting prepared by Mim Enck of the East Indies Tea Company. Along with our tea tasting some light lunchtime savories will be available. Our afternoon activity is a visit to the State Museum of Pennsylvania for a behind the scenes tour of their ceramics by Beatrice Hulsberg, Curator of Community & Domestic Life, and a gallery tour of the current display 'A Sip of Tea', which exhibits a selection of teapots from the collection of the State Museum of Pennsylvania. Included are exquisite Chinese Export Porcelain teaware, the elaborate silver service made for the naval ship, the USS Pennsylvania, a whimsical cat figurine teapot and many charming and more ordinary examples. We plan to have time to visit Radius, the artisian gift shop at the museum. Finally we will finish our evening with a full evening meal at the Linglestown Chocolate Café, known for eclectic American cuisine with a sophisticated twist.
Tues April 1st, 7:30 am depart, $95.00
Depart From Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, corner of Simpson and Shepardstown Road. Tour includes: Breakfast crepes, driver tip, lunchtime savories, evening meal, East Indies tea tasting, all tours, roundtrip Wolf's Motorcoach Transportation. We will return around 8:00 pm.

Traveling Herb Seminar #68
DC's Dumbarton Oaks and British Ambassador's Gardens
Join us as we travel to Washington, DC. Our morning stop will be at the British Ambassador's Residence, on Embassy Row, for a tour of the gardens and grounds by fellow herb enthusiast Jim Adams. Our Sweet Remembrances Box Lunch, prepared by Nancy Reppert, will be enjoyed in a downtown park. Our afternoon will be spent at Dumbarton Oaks, a federal style house on 10 acres, in residential Georgetown. When the land for Dumbarton Oaks was purchased in 1920, the hillside property included cowpaths and farm buildings. Over the next twenty years, the grounds were transformed into gardens by Beatrix Jones Farrand, who also worked on the private gardens of John Rockefeller, Jr. and the grounds at Yale University. Now almost a hundred years later, the former cowpath is a pleasant walk through crocus, scilla, and narcissus, and visitors can wander through ten acres of beautiful landscape, through small formal gardens, past a Roman-style amphitheater, and down Lovers' Lane. We will also leave time to visit the newly renovated museum of Byzantine and Pre-Colombian Art. Our evening tea party will be at the Cozy Tea Room in Maryland.
Tues June 3rd, 8:00 am depart, $125.00
Depart From Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, corner of Simpson and Shepardstown Road. Tour includes: Morning hospitality, Sweet Remembrances Box Lunch, evening tea party, all tour fees, tips, roundtrip Wolf's Motorcoach transportation, surprises and more. Note: The British Ambassadors Residence reserves the right to cancel the tour due to security reasons. In the unlikely event this were to occur, we would visit the U.S. Botanic Gardens.

TRAVELING HERB SEMINAR #69
Doris Duke Gardens and Herbs
Our first stop will be the Blue Mountain Herbary in Hamburg, PA. Owner Shirley Dierolf will greet us and invite us into her charming shop and gardens. Set in an historic 1860's location, this is a fun place to poke around and spend some time. We will continue our travels East and will make a stop at the beautiful gardens of Well Sweep Herb Farm, Port Murray, NJ. Owners Cy and Louise Hyde will welcome us to their gardens and shop. We will enjoy our box lunch prepared by Nancy Reppert of Sweet Remembrances. Next is our visit to the famous Gardens at Duke Farms. In 1958, Doris Duke personally designed and began the creation of these display gardens. It is an enchanting collection of eleven thematic gardens from diverse cultures and regions of the world, the gardens are a magnificent floral showcase. The gardens are exquisitely maintained and presented at their peak of perfection. We'll round off our day with a visit to Farm at Coventry, Pottstown, PA. Owner Susan Hess welcomes us to her shop, her home and her herb gardens. She will prepare a summer supper for us and will also do a short presentation on Pennsylvania German Pow-Wow's. She is well known for her medicinal blends and also for "Faux Joe" a caffeine free alternative to coffee.
Thurs Sept 11th, Depart 7 am., $125.00
Depart From Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church, corner of Simpson and Shepardstown Road. Tour includes: Morning hospitality, Sweet Remembrances Box Lunch, summer supper evening meal, all tour fees, tips, roundtrip Wolf's Motorcoach transportation, surprises and more.