The Blackden Trust

Event details

Herbs: Properties and Potions

Saturday 24^th July 2010
 10.30 am – 4.00 pm

Tutor: Sue Hughes

A day course in the Old Medicine House examining and exploring plants from the newly established herb garden to make your own lotions and potions.  You will learn about the uses and properties of herbs and make some soap, syrup, ointment and cream.  It's also a hands-on way to discover more about the history and folklore of herbs and an opportunity to see related replica Medieval and Tudor equipment.

The making of the lotions and potions will take place in the kitchen of the Old Medicine House which is down some stairs.  This activity and the selecting of the herbal ingredients from the garden are likely to be messy, so come suitably dressed.