AHS monthly meetings
free and open to the public are held 10 a.m. - noon
he first Tuesday of each month (except August)
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9:30-3 p.m. March 21 & 22
Zilker Botanical Garden Auditorium
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The Austin Herb Society is dedicated to educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history and folklore, plus culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs.
AHS Monthly Meeting
”Fiesta de Flores”
celebrates color in our landscapes & lives
Tuesday, May 5
9:30 a.m. Check-in
10 a.m. Program
Zilker Botanical Garden
Free & open to the public—
no registration required.
Austin Herb Society President Molly Ogorzaly, Ph.D., will explore the symbolism of the colors we choose in our lives and landscapes at the next meeting of the Austin Herb Society at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 5 in the Zilker Botanical Garden Auditorium. AHS meetings—open to the public free of charge—begin with check-in at 9:30 a.m. followed by the program at 10 a.m.
Colorful spring celebrations like May Day, Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day offer the perfect opportunity to talk about the colors that “speak” to us as well as the ways we choose and use color in floral bouquets and our gardens.
As part of the program, attendees will have the opportunity to create and take home their own “tussie-mussie,” a small, handheld bouquet made popular during the Victorian era. Flowers and other herb sprigs were chosen for their symbolic meanings as well as their beauty and fragrance, which helped mask the unpleasant “odors” prevalent in 1800s London.
For more information, email theaustinherbsociety@gmail.com.
About Austin Herb Society & Zilker Herb Garden
Since 1982, the Austin Herb Society has been educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history, folklore, and culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs. While our members are united by an interest in herbs, they are also a diverse group of individuals: from gardeners and herbalists to cooks and business owners.
AHS members design and maintain the Zilker Herb Garden—a dazzling landscape of color and fragrance that has become a centerpiece of Zilker Botanical Garden. Here, visitors can touch, taste and smell their way through nearly 200 varieties of herbs, depending on the season. Bees and butterflies dot the beds of basil, lavender and calendula. There are classic culinary herbs like rosemary, mint and thyme alongside herbs revered for their health attributes, including aloe and echinacea.
MEMBER BENEFITS
In addition to hands-on learning in the Zilker Herb Garden, members enjoy:
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Monthly meetings with expert speakers on diverse topics
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Educational workshops & seminars throughout the year
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Study groups focused on culinary, medicinal and herbal product making
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Field trips to unique gardens and herb-loving businesses
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Delicious herbal refreshments at in-person meetings
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Fellowship with interesting & informed herb lovers
JOIN US
Interested in learning more about the
Austin Herb Society
or becoming a member?
