Herb
Course Dates for 2011
March
Spring cooking with herbs. Friday 25th 9:30am to
3pm
Come and get some fresh ideas cooking for friends and family. Chat
over a delicious sit down lunch. Take a
tour around the herb garden and find out about some very special herbs
which are around at this time of year and what you can do with them.
Learn
about getting more from your herbs and go home with a full recipe pack
plus a lovely
herb plant to remember us by. £60.
April
How and where to grow herbs. Wednesday 27th
9:30am to 12:30pm
Spend the morning learning about site, soil,
growing herbs and their uses. Plus a practical session on planting.
Take home your own herb garden in a pot.
May
Herbs & beauty. Wednesday 11th 9:30am to
12:30pm
Learn about using natural herb preparations for beauty. Includes a
practical
session making something which you can take home to pamper yourself.
£30.
Italian themed evening.
Fund raiser for the Sam Beare Hospice. Thursday 19th 7pm to 9pm A glass
of Prosecco and nibbles while you watch a 3 course demonstration
of Italian inspired cookery. Take a stroll around the herb and main
garden. £25
per head.
Open morning & herb plant sale. Saturday
21st 9am to 12pm
Come along and buy a few herbs for your garden or just come and have a
look
at what we do.
June
Summer cooking with herbs. Friday 24th 9:30am to
3pm
A delightful day providing an abundance of ideas using herbs to cook
and
entertain - breads, starters, main courses and desserts. Tour around
the herb
garden and a sit down lunch outside if it’s nice. Take home a recipe
pack and a
lovely herb to remind you of your day. £60.
July
Open morning & herb plant sale. Saturday 2nd
9am to 12pm
Come along and buy a few herbs for your garden or just come and have a
look
at what we do.
September
Herbs and Preserves. Wednesday 28th 9:30am to
12pm
Jams, chutneys and many more ideas for preserving the abundance
of summer into the winter months. Use it or lose it! An entertaining
morning with tastings and tips on making sure you make the most of your
herbs
and how to store them. Go home with a recipe pack and a preserve. £30.
October
Autumn cooking with herbs. Friday 14th 9:30am to
3pm
Fabulous but not fussy - comfort food and easy entertaining for those
who want
to add something new to their repertoire. Covering breads, starters,
mains and
desserts. Bring an empty stomach take away a recipe pack and a gift
from the
garden! £60.
November
Christmas Cooking & Entertaining. Friday
18th 9:30am to 3pm
Some new ideas for the festive season - low stress but
maximum impact. Definitely no Turkey! A pre Christmas treat for you
before the rush starts. £60.
December
Christmas Wreaths & Table Decorations.
Wednesday 7th & Thursday 8th 9:30am to 3pm ‘ish!
Our ever popular and fun day provides everything you need to
make a beautiful wreath and table decoration using herbs and other
materials from the garden (next year you will be able to do it by
yourself - but
it is not as much fun!). Over lunch you can admire each other's
handiwork. Even those who think they are not creative will go home
delighted. £60.
Mums and daughters special - Wreath or table
decoration for Christmas. Monday 19th 9:30am -12:30pm ‘ish!
Spend a morning creating a wreath or table decoration
with your daughter (or son!) and take them home for Christmas.
Everything you need supplied. Children must be a sensible 10yrs or
above. £30.
Don't forget - Gift vouchers are available and make a lovely and
unusual present
Group private bookings can be arranged up to a maximum of 10
people (minimum 8).