Master Gardener Lectures - Introduction to Herbs

A one-hour talk with slides. Topics covered include: Care, maintenance, and uses of the different types of herbs.

Introduction to the World of Herbs with Pat Kenny: This talk introduces you to the care, maintenance, and uses of the different types of herbs. Along the way, you'll be reminded how our herbs and spices came to us with our ancestors, more recent immigrants, and now companies. You will also learn about the native lands of our most prized and useful culinary herbs.

Pat Kenny bio:
A Master Gardener for over 25 years, Pat is a well known speaker on the topic of herbs.  She has been a member of the Herb Society of America for 40+ years and a medical and biological illustrator at NIH for 30 years.  Pat was also the caretaker of the National Library of Medicine Herb Garden at NIH. Over several decades, she has taught about herbs and herbcraft for the USDA Graduate School - Evening Programs, the Montgomery County Recreation Department, and the University of Maryland - Extension Master Gardener Program. She adds more herbs to her vegetable garden every year!

Questions about this program? Contact the branch at 240-777-0140.

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Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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