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Workshops

 

Learn to identify, propagate, cultivate, harvest and prepare medicinal herbs and other useful plants.
Classes taught at Mountain Gardens, North Carolina’s premier demonstration garden of medicinal plants, with herb shop / pharmacy, extensive research library, seed collection & plant nursery, adjacent to Pisgah National Forest.

 

All-day workshops are 9:30 am – 5:00 pm Cost $100 (bring your own lunch)

Half-day classes are 1:00 – 5:00 pm Cost: $50

Regular Plant Walks are 2 hrs long and cost $25

register below, or you are welcome to pay by cash upon arrival. if paying cash, please email to let us know you are coming, mountaingardens@gmail.com

 

Cost includes handouts, seed and plant distributions and samples of herbs and preparations as appropriate.

Each session will include: a plant walk in the garden and/or adjacent National Forest, lecture/demonstration, hands-on practice, resources and bibliography for further study.

For information on driving, lodging, and refunds, click here.

To register for an event, please follow the link for each date to register online, or call 828-675-5664.

We offer a 20% discount on workshops to groups of 3 or more. Email us for a code.

 

These workshops take advantage of our unique combination of diverse habitats, extensive plant collection, extraordinary library and well-equipped herb shop, plus my forty years of study and experimentation.

As a ‘botanic garden of useful plants’, one of our purposes is to introduce and promote new useful plants, for gardeners, growers, herbalists and chefs. Areas of special interest include wildfoods, medicinal herbs, (native and oriental), health-boosting (tonic, adaptogenic) plants and east-west parallels in botany and pharmacy.

Seeds and plants of most of the species discussed will be available for purchase; additionally participants will have the opportunity to purchase freshly dug, bare-root plants at a considerable saving.

 
 
 
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Chinese tea workshop with Shunyu Huang + Complimentary Garden Tour

  • Mountain Gardens 546 Shuford Creek Road Burnsville, NC, 28714 United States (map)

Come join us for a delightful afternoon at Mountain Gardens for a hands-on Chinese tea workshop (3-5PM) led by expert Shunyu Huang. Learn about the art of brewing traditional Chinese teas and immerse yourself in the rich cultural heritage behind each cup.

黃順玉 Shunyu Huang, born and raised in 1989 in a southern China city, Zhuhai.Shunyu recently rediscovered her passion and love for Chinese teas, specifically 白茶 white tea, and 鳳凰單欉 Phoenix Dancong Oolong. In April 2024, she set foot in eastern Guangdong in search of wild tea trees.

In this special offering at Mountain Gardens, where the herb means medicine, Shunyu will be sharing 3 White teas, which are claimed to be highly anti-inflammatory and able to reduce heat in the liver.

Before the workshop , enjoy a complimentary garden tour (1-3PM) of Joe Hollis' (Sept 3, 1942 - Nov 9, 2023) Mountain Gardens. Stroll through Joe's Paradise Garden of useful plants featuring the largest collection of native Appalachian and Chinese medicinal herbs in the Eastern US, organically grown at the foot of the Black Mountains in Western North Carolina.

Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience the harmony of tea and nature in one unforgettable event!

THIS EVENT IS AT CAPACITY!

Source:: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinese-tea-workshop-with-shunyu-huang-complimentary-garden-tour-tickets-955871115237
Earlier Event: July 29
Plant Identification, part 2
Later Event: August 25
Food as Medicine w/Marc Williams of Botany Everyday