Planning & Planting the Medicinal Herb Garden

King's Garden program scheduled for June 4. End Quote

Glens Falls, NY (1888PressRelease) May 23, 2013 - The King's Garden will present a special program on June 4 led by herbalist Nancy Scarzello for a hands-on demonstration to plan and plant your herb garden for this year's growing season. "Planning & Planting the Medicinal Herb Garden" will take place at 2:30pm - 4pm (rain date June 5th). The program fee is $20 and includes instruction, site admission from 2 pm, handouts and take-home plants. Friends of Fort Ticonderoga program fee is $15. Advance reservation are required by calling 518-585-2821.

"The program will cover plant placement and offer insight on how to choose perennial, biennial and annual herbs," said Heidi Karkoski, Fort Ticonderoga's Director of Horticulture. "Learn which plants do best from seed, how to make divisions, retail sources for herb seeds and plants, and everything required to give herb gardens a fresh start for a new season." Participants will also help to revamp this year's King's Garden while getting a jump on your own with extra "volunteers" and divisions to be taken home.

Workshop presenter Nancy Wotton Scarzello has over 35 years of experience as an herbalist, educator and presenter throughout New England. She currently serves on the governing Council of the Northeast Herbal Association and finds great enjoyment offering workshops and classes in the local community and from her home in Ticonderoga. A talented cook, author, and gardener, Nancy designed and installed the herb bed near the King's Garden in 2010, focusing on medicinal herbs.

Fort Ticonderoga's King's Garden promises varying degrees of gorgeous as spring turns to summer with a progression of floral color and a succession of blooms. The garden opens for the season on May 25 with a stunning display of annuals and perennials. As the largest public garden in the Adirondack-Lake Champlain region and one of the oldest gardens in America, the King's Garden offers daily guided tours and self-guided activities for adults and children throughout the season. The King's Garden is open from 9:30 am until 5 pm daily, May 25 through October 16, 2013. Admission to the King's Garden is included with a general admission ticket to Fort Ticonderoga. For additional information on the King's Garden and its 2013 programs visit www.fortticonderoga.org or call 518-585-2821.

FORT TICONDEROGA
America's Fort ™
Located on Lake Champlain in the beautiful 6 million acre Adirondack Park, Fort Ticonderoga is a not-for-profit historic site and museum that ensures that present and future generations learn from the struggles, sacrifices, and victories that shaped the nations of North America and changed world history. Serving the public since 1909, Fort Ticonderoga engages more than 70,000 visitors annually and is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of Fort Ticonderoga's history. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, Fort Ticonderoga offers programs, historic interpretation, tours, demonstrations, and exhibits throughout the year and is open for daily visitation May 17 through October 20, 2013. The 2013 season features the Fort's newest exhibit "It would make a heart of stone melt" Sickness, Injury, and Medicine at Fort Ticonderoga which explores early medical theory, practice, and experience as each relates to the armies that served at Fort Ticonderoga in the 18th century. Visit www.FortTiconderoga.org for a full list of ongoing programs or call 518-585-2821. Fort Ticonderoga is located at 100 Fort Ti Road, Ticonderoga, New York.

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