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Explore our Healing Herbs for Everyday Health

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6
Sep

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

RHS Garden Wisley, GU23 6QB

Address

Wisley Lane, Woking

Venue

RHS Hilltop – The Home of Gardening Science, Teaching Garden

Booking

  • Member

    £45

  • Non-member

    £60

Overview

  • Course running time

    Monday 6 September, 2.30pm–5.30pm

  • Skill level

    General

  • Subject

    Course

  • Topic

    Horticulture

Following on from 'Our Healing Garden' workshop. Many plants have excellent healing qualities to help us with all kinds of everyday health issues such as cuts and grazes, coughs and colds, fatigue and insomnia. We’ll learn about these herbs, which ones to grow in your garden or wild harvest, and how to use them effectively. 

Course includes:
  • Actions of the herbs – why they work
  • Demonstration of making herbal oils and herbal first aid salves, creams and compresses
  • Herbs to fight infections, how to make a herbal syrup and a throat spray
  • Herbal tea tasting
Tutor: Julie Wood

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.