May
17
Medicinal Plant Walks
Medicinal Plant Walks
When
Saturday, May 17, 2025
4:30 AM to 5:30 AM
Where
Viles Arboretum
Augusta
Cost
$30
Add to My Calendar 05/17/2025 4:30 AM 05/17/2025 5:30 AM America/New_York Medicinal Plant Walks Viles Arboretum , Augusta

About This Event

Join herbalist, homeopath, and flower essence practitioner Debra Bluth for a guided walk through Viles Arboretum, where you'll meet a variety of medicinal plants and trees along the way. Discover key identifying features, folklore, and traditional uses of these plants from herbal, homeopathic, and flower essence perspectives. Ages 16+

There will be three sessions/walks:
May 17th - 10am-11:30am
June 7th - 10am-11:30am
Sep 6th - 10am-11:30am

Each walk will feature different plants, so you're welcome to join one or all three for a unique experience every time. Wear sturdy shoes that can handle a bit of dirt!

Potential Plants for Each Walk (subject to change):

  1. Plantain, burdock, dandelion, sumac, yarrow, elder, lungwort, white oak, bloodroot, violet,Solomon seal
  2. Red clover, ginkgo, iris, Japanese knotweed, hawthorn, rose, comfrey, horse chestnut, catalpa,poison ivy, lesser cinquefoil
  3. Elecampane, mugwort, lesser periwinkle, goldenrod, Queen Anne’s lace, boneset, gravel root,jewelweed, blue vervain, white cedar, white pine

Register for all 3 walks and use promo code THREE to save 10%

Event Organizer

Viles Arboretum
Bethany Drouin
Viles Arboretum

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