Join me as I teach my next class...

at the

Rochester Civic Garden Center

offering online registration

Herbal Papermaking

Saturday, November 21, 2009

10a - 12p

onion skins and brazilwood

i am embarking on a new journey which will bring my love of urban decay and herbalism together, exploring nature reclaiming forgotten places, bringing man made shelters back to a more primitive time.

the herbal anarchist, showing others how to capture the vision with their lens and create the way with their hands...

now in the shop

freshly wildcrafted

wild organic rosehips

mendon, ny

oriental bittersweet

penfield, ny

Cranberry Creek Herbs is moving to a new location:
cranberrycreekherbs@gmail.com

I am looking forward to catching up with everyone as I settle into my new 'old' home. I have been busy planning the gardens and stocking the shelves. Avon is such a darling little Town with such a friendly community. My soon to be 4 year old has been assisting with the efforts and is pleased to have his own herb business, 'The Golden Herb Shop,' i am sure he'll have many lovely little boy herbals to sell...

~~AND~~
to kick off the new and exciting moves,

Yo are invited to the


Annual Summer Garden tour!

Saturday, July 11 2009
10am - 4pm
Rain or Shine

Save the date!! RCGC is venturing into Avon, New York to enjoy some enticing gardens you won't want to miss. Cranberry Creek Herbs is proud to be a stop along the way. Drop in between gardens for a refreshing glass of herbal iced tea while browsing the little herb shop.

Happy Spring!!!

Spring Garden Symposium ‘09
What a fantastic turnout!

It brings me great pleasure to be sharing the stage

with two amazing professionals in the field of Horticulture.

Won't you join me for the

Spring Garden Symposium ‘09

February 21, 2009

Pre-Registration

8:30 am Registration/refreshments

9:00 am Welcome

9:15 am Sustainable Gardening

Dr. Raymond G. Mueller,

Professor of Environmental Sciences, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.

Sustainability is a term often used with large-scale agriculture but is equally applicable to home-level gardening. Sustainable gardening begins with site evaluation, soil testing and selection of appropriate plants, including heirloom varieties. Equally important is the maintenance of soil health, especially through the build up of soil organic-matter via techniques such as composting (regular and vermi-composting) and mulching. Many of these techniques lead to water conservation but more specific procedures, such as drip irrigation, should be considered.

Healthy soils lead to healthy plants that resist pests. However companion planting and other biological pest control methods are good practices.

10:30 am Break/refreshments

10:45 am The Rock Garden Unbound

Roz Bliss, painter, sculptor, organic gardener, and Monroe County Master Gardener.

A walk through Roz Bliss’s garden via her slide presentation and commentary detailing how to use rock garden plants and bulbs with perennials and edibles to have a year round esthetic experience when you step out of any door of your home. Construction techniques for long term easy maintenance will be covered.

Noon Buffet Lunch

1:00 pm Your Backyard Herb Garden.

Arleen Oliver, owner and creator of Cranberry Creek Herbs and Director of Buckland House in Brighton.

A comprehensive lecture for creating a healthy and beautiful herb garden sharing simple instructions and a wealth of knowledge about all aspects of herbs, including ideas for recipes and herbal crafts and gifts such as soaps, handmade paper, sachets and oldfashioned

remedies.

2:15 pm Door prizes and evaluations.

A sampling of my handcrafted pennyrugs.

Email me: CranberryCreekHerbs@gmail.com for your
very own made to order pennyrug. Make it more special
by having me incorporate your woolen clothing keepsakes.