Asian Pears
| Educational Facility | |
| Our newest addition is our educational facility located adjacent to the garden shop. A gambrel roofed barn provides a great setting for meetings, seminars, conferences, receptions, or other special gatherings. | |
| Kitchen facilities are available and the building will seat 225 theater-style or 150 seated at tables. | |
| We are centrally located three hours drive north of Mobile, three hours south of Huntsville and 45 minutes from Birmingham and Montgomery. Reservations can be made via phone or fax. The retail store is open Tuesday through Saturday 9-5 and on Sunday from 1-5. We are closed on Monday. |
There is a 48 hour cancellation policy for refunds for lunches and programs
Calendar of Events
Friday and Saturday – April 25 and 26, 2025
Antiques in the Garden – – Friday,- 9:00 – 5:00 and Saturday – 9:00 – 3:00
Save the date for our annual Antiques in the Garden show featuring vendors with antiques, crafts and collectibles. Food vendors will also be available for your convenience.
JQ’s One Man Band will provide music from 9:30 – 1:30
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 10:00am
Mother’s Day Brunch – Fee: $25
Advanced reservations and payment required
Join us for our annual Mother’s Day Brunch which will be the Saturday before Mother’s Day. Make Mom feel special by treating her to a delicious brunch buffet!
You may make reservations for the brunch here.
Saturday, May 24, 2025, Herbs for Life: An Herbal Immersion Experience
10:00 – Start your herbal immersion experience at 10:00am with a lecture on Growing and Using
Herbs in Everyday Life presented by Herbalist Debbie Boutelier. There is no charge
for this lecture.
You may register for the 10:00 session here.
Growing your own herbs and making your own herbal products is very rewarding on a number of levels. Incorporating herbs into your lifestyle is easy, cost effective and environmentally friendly. The participant will learn how to grow a healthy and productive herb garden. You will be introduced to a number of herbs – some very common herbs and some that may be new to you. For most people, their interest in herbs begins with using them in the kitchen adding lots of flavor to recipes. But herbs offer so much more than enhancements to our culinary masterpieces. We will explore the hidden benefits of using herbs in a variety of methods incorporating them into our everyday lives. Some of the herbal pathways that will be discussed are culinary herbs, herbs for tea, medicinal herbs, herbs for beauty products, herbs for cleaning products and herbs for ornamental products. We’ll also give you hints on how to preserve your herbal harvest so that you may enjoy herbs year round.
1:00pm – 3:00pm Developing an Herbal First Aid Kit – Fee for the afternoon session $55.
Debbie Boutelier – Despite our best attempts
at living a healthy life, sometimes illness and injury happen. Being prepared to handle non-
life-threatening events with natural remedies in the comfort of your home is definitely a good
thing. This will be an intermediate class
exploring the herbs and the delivery systems necessary to create a well-stocked herbal first aid kit for your home or travel.
3:00pm – 3:30pm Herbal Snack, Break & Yoga Stretches Betsy Smith will demonstrate several yoga postures while you enjoy an herbal snack and the wonderful aromatherapy of herbs.
3:30pm – 4:15pm Preserving Seasonal Scents – Sharon Hosch –
Creating wonderful and healthy products for the
home is one of the methods of incorporating herbs into our daily lives. Preserving the scents of the herb garden for year round enjoyment is fun, easy & cost effective.
4:15pm – 5:00pm Oral Health Care – Betsy Smith – Finish your herbal immersion experience learning how to take care of our oral health. The mouth is one of the main entries to the inside of the body carrying germs that can lead to disease
throughout the body. Learn how to make easy
& effective herbal products to care for the mouth and kill germs.
Participants will receive a beautiful booklet to commemorate the day with all recipes,
formulas and methods to recreate the experience when you get home. Join us & be pampered!!!
You may register for the afternoon session here.
Saturday, September 20, 2025
The Great Fall Garden Festival
Save the Date!
We’re excited to bring you the 3rd Great Fall Garden Festival! Join us for a day of community and learning. 2025 is an expanded Meet & Greet
gathering of Homesteads, Farms and Artisans who connect with others through their YouTube channels. This family friendly event will feature an educational speaker series, hands on skills classes, homemade and home grown fare at our
participants booths, food truck vendors and garden talks!
For more information click here.