The San Diego Herb Club

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Anyone who has unpaid Briercrest Fragrant Herb Garden receipts for Herb Club For info about helping to maintain this garden call Judy at 619-579-0222 or email supplies please mail them at [email protected]. If you want to see the garden take the Severn exit to Cate or bring to the next off Frwy 8, go to the north side of the freeway and turn west on Murray, go to first meeting and you will be reimbursed. traffic light and turn north onto Wakarusa, the park is on the left side and our garden is near the sidewalk by the native plant garden. In January we will be Dues are $20.00 scheduling a work party to prune and weed. per year for an http://www.cityoflamesa.com/Departments/PublicWorks/park2.htm individual, or Updated 12-20-2007 $35.00 for a family. Please make checks Trees for Health Garden in Balboa Park payable to Cate To see this garden go into the Park to the corner of Balboa and Quince and it is Gilman 5989 El across the street from the shuffleboard court. On Nov 7 in the morning there was Escorial Way, San a sowing of seeds of the herb California Poppy. If you'd like to offer your Diego, CA 92124 expertise to help with this project, please contact Charlotte, Barbara or Fern. At (619) 251 9783 the suggestion of a volunteer, Gordon Bruefrueher, the process was begun to [email protected] prepare a grant proposal to the San Diego Foundation for funds to help with the upgrades needed for the garden. The Bromeliad Study group has once again agreed to administer the funds through their bank account as the 501.c.3 of Dues Due record. The funds should cover the upgrades and maintenance for a period of 3 Oct years. They will be used for the following: Purchase laminated plastic for making the ID plaques, metal posts for mounting the ID plaques and soil amendments for Brigitte Zoeller new plantings; Contract for assembly and installation of ID posts; Office supplies Nov necessary for updating the Guidebook and printing services for bulk printing of Diana Cavagnaro same; 10% admin fee to Bromeliad Study group for accounting services and Gravel or Decomposed Granite for re-surfacing/ repair of pathways Carol Miles For more info call or email Charlotte at 619-527-4030 or [email protected]. Dec Updated 12-24-2007 Barbara Carey ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Alice White Jan Test Your Herbal Savvy Lillian Hanson ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ What herbs are good for colds? Library Corner ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Look for the answer elsewhere in the newsletter. Our club library has many books and magazines that are useful as reference and general KUDOS information. Members To Brigitte, Fern & Barbara for sowing California Poppies in the Trees for Health are welcome to borrow a book or magazine for Garden; to Fern, Cindy S. & Heidi for helping with the Dec Nights project. one month. Please be sure to check your shelves and return any Got a mystery plant? Bring it in for show & tell and we materials you may have borrowed. will try to ID it. Thanks to Heidi Behnke for tending the library.   

??Have you checked out the library lately??

October, 2007 Herbs for Health: Through the Herbalist’s Lens. November, 2007 Herb Companion: Soothe & Restore Sore Muscles. December, 2007 Herbs for Health: Tea Time; The Lovely Scent of Relaxation.

Nurseries and other places to check out: In Harmony Herbs & Spices 1862 ½ Bacon St, Ocean Beach, 619-223-8051. www.inharmonyherbs.com

Websites to check out: Plant Soup/ Nan Sterman, www.PlantSoup.com

Please notice that Cate Gilman is our new Treasurer. You will find her address in the Dues column on the left side of page 3.

New Website!!!

Please check out our new website. Go to www.followingseasons.com and click on The San Diego Herb Club. Member Cindy C. has set up and paid for this new website for us and she will be our webmaster. She welcomes pictures, articles, recipes, etc. for the site. The old newsletters will be in archives and the upcoming meetings and events will be in calendar section. Thanks Cindy.

Got a garden question call the Master Gardener Hotline: 858-694-2860

Notes from Dennis Sharmahd talk April 2007 Pokeweed young leaves are edible. Chickweed has hair on its stems. Oxalis flowers (sour grass), lavatera flowers (good in salads), milk thistle leaves, leaves and stems of Miners Lettuce are edible. Steam leaves of chenopodium to eat. Spurge is toxic Herbal Savvy Answer Thyme, Basil, Oregano and Rosemary Adding spices to your diet can benefit your health, according to Suzanna Zick, a naturopathic physician and researcher at the University of Michigan Health System. Fight colds with basil, oregano and rosemary. The essential oils in these herbs may be able to fight against colds and flu. Treat chronic coughs with thyme. "The health benefits of thyme are unique. It has been traditionally used to treat coughs, even whooping cough," said Zick.

Classes/Events

Jan 6 Sun, Coastal Sage Gardening is celebrating its 6th annual Open House & Native Plant Sale, 1-5p, Music, Dance, Crafts, & Refreshments, Book signing by Jan D. Wellik, author of Nature Writing Field Guide for Teachers, free. 3685 Voltaire St. Pt Loma, 619 223 5229 Jan 7 Mon, Jack Shoultz - "Bugs: The Good, Bad and the Ugly", CHIRP Garden Club, Alpine, 6:30p call for location: 619-445-8352 Jan 8 Tues, 6 weeks, Herbs for Women's Health, Jane Richmond, School of Herbal Studies & Healing, Ocean Beach, 7-9:30p, 619 224 1268 Jane is also available for health consultations & for information or to schedule an appointmnet 619 224 1268. http://selfhealschool.com/html/jane_richmond.html Jan 10 Thur, San Diego Botanical Garden Foundation meeting, 7:30p, Casa del Prado, Rm 104, Balboa Park Jan 10 Thur, 6 week course, Herbal Fundamentals, John Finch, Self-Heal School of Herbal Studies & Healing, Ocean Beach, 7-9:30p, 619 224 1268 Jan 10 Thur/Sat, Use of Native Plants by Native People, Quail botanical Gardens, Encinitas, Thur Jan 10,17,24 classes 7-9p, Sat Jan 26 Native Plants/Native People garden tour 9a-noon, $100, 760- 436-3036 x206 Jan 12 Sat, Herbal Hand Salve & Lip Balm, Sheryl Lozier, Summers Past Farms, 15602 Olde Hwy 80, Flinn Springs, $28, 619-390-1523,10a-noon Jan 14 Mon, Lessons from Chelsea: International Ideas for Sustainable Gardens, Nan Sterman will lead us to England's Chelsea Flower Show, This year the designers addressed some familiar Southern California dilemmas: limited water supplies, ongoing drought, invasive plants, global warming and the desire for home-grown edibles. Free, San Diego Horticultural Society 6 p, Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds. Jimmie Durante Blvd, Del Mar. www.sdhortsoc.org (760) 295- 7089. Jan 20 Sun, Guide to California Gardening, Nan Sterman, Quail Botanical Gardens, Encinitas, 2p, $10 admission to garden, www.qbgardens.org Jan 26 Sat, Soap Making, Sheryl Lozier, Summers Past Farms, 15602 Olde Hwy 80, Flinn Springs, $25, 619-390-1523,10a-noon Jan 27 Sun, Herb Walk, Old Mission Dam, John Finch of School of Herbal Studies & Healing, , 619 224 1268 Jan 31 Thur, Kumeyaay Ethnobotany, Cuyamaca Community College, 6-8:50p, Rm H224, GEOG 299, Jane Dumas & Richard Bugbee Feb 2 Sat, Fresh Eucalyptus Wreath, Sheryl Lozier, Summers Past Farms, 15602 Olde Hwy 80, Flinn Springs, $45, 619-390-1523.10a-noon

*Herb Club Member Upcoming Programs

February 6th: Karen England, Herbs of the Bible

March 5th: Landscape Program Group Presents

September 3rd: History/Folklore Group Presents

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