Everything you ever wanted to know about TOMATOMANIA and weren't afraid to ask

Everything you ever wanted to know about TOMATOMANIA at San Diegto Botanic Garden and weren't afraid to ask...

Herb Festival, Spring Plant Sale, and Tomatomania®

March 19 and 20

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

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This Coupon is good for $2.00 OFF admission • March 19 and 20, 2011 • 9 am - 5 pm
Only one coupon per car needed. FREE Parking. May not be combined with any other special offer.

Cost: Free with admission or membership
FREE PARKING

We are happy to announce that Susan Belsinger will be our honored guest at this year’s Herb Festival. Susan is a culinary herbalist, educator, food writer, and photographer whose articles and photographs have been widely published. She has co-authored several best-selling, award-winning cookbooks. Another book, the creative herbal home, co-authored with Tina Marie Wilcox, is the second in the living with herbs series published by herbspirit. 

Susan will give a program each day at 1 pm. On Saturday, she will show her power point Up Close and Personal: Getting to Know the Mediterranean Herbs. She takes you on a hike across a hillside in Syros, Greece, which helps “herbies” and gardeners see how these native herbs grow in hot arid climates, tenaciously hanging on rocky cliffs. She will discuss how to keep the grey and green Mediterranean herbs happy in our own gardens. To experience more, return on Sunday for her cooking demonstration featuring these hardy, flavorful herbs along with seasonal ingredients of this sun-drenched cuisine. It will be a sensual experience of fragrance and flavor.

To find out more about Susan, visit www.susanbelsinger.com, a great and informative web site. 

In addition to Susan’s presentation, there will be on-going speakers on garden and herb-related topics, guided tours of the Herb Garden, Herb Festival Market-place, the A-Z or Herbs information booth, and the SDBG Spring Plant Sale with a multitude of vendors. Back by popular demand is Tomatomania® with lectures on culture and care and plenty of tomato seedlings.

For Kids: Now, That’s a Horse of a Different Color
Saturday and Sunday, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Children can learn about the Herb of the Year, the noble horseradish, make potpourri “saddle bags” with herbs from the garden, and more. Everyone is invited to help in the community art project using recycled material, inspired by artist Rodney Rodrigo. You can also make a book mark using natural materials with guidance from Botanical Printers.