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The 2009 Herb Festival was held on
Saturday May 16 at the
Fort Worth Botanic Garden Center.

Thank you to all of our festival guests, vendors, speakers, and the Botanic Garden staff for your support in making this a great festival!

Press Release


See a list of 2009 vendors, speakers, and other details below!
Click here for vendors ,  and  speakers.

2009 Featured Speakers:




Ann is an enthusiastic herb garden writer & speaker.
She has authored numerous articles on herbs and publishes a twice-month electronic newsletter titled "Seasonal Notes."
The Herb 'n Cowgirl Bio 		Maggie Ross McNeely

Garden writer & photographer, author of "Classical Connections in my Year-round Garden" and former Fort Worth Star Telegram columnist.
Visit Maggie's Web Site
Maggie's Bio

Contact Information:
Festival Chair festival@gfwhs.org
President president@gfwhs.org
Silent Auction Chair silentauction@gfwhs.org
Publicity Chair publicity@gfwhs.org

Silent Auction Donation Form

Vendors

  • Herbs and other plants
  • Herbal Products such as handcrafted soaps, bath products and essential oils
  • Gardening supplies and garden art, pottery, organic gardening supplies
  • Rain barrels, worm towers, frog hideouts, gourd bird houses
  • Herbal crafts, jewelry, aprons, towels, relaxation pillows
  • Herbal gourmet food products
  • Lavender, lavender products, gardening books and much more

Presentations

    9:30 a.m. - Lisa Kelly & Arlene Hamilton
                            Sand Cast Leaves

    10:30 a.m. - Ann McCormick The Herb 'n Cowgirl
                               Herbs of Our Foremothers

    11:30 a.m. - Fran Sparks-Fuller
                 How to Use Herbs Around the House

    12:45 p.m. - Kimberly Nicholson of
                            Our Thyme Garden
                        Entertaining with Herbs

    1:30 p.m. - Maggie Ross McNeely
                     Herbs in the Landscape

Additional Events

    Box Lunches from the
    Blue Tower Cafe will be available for purchase, and each box lunch will include a famous Blue Tower Cafe brownie! Supplies will be limited so buy your lunch ticket as soon as your arrive at the Festival. Each lunch costs is $8.50 and includes a whole sandwich, potato chips, fruit, a brownie and a bottle of water.

    Click here to see the lunch options.

    A Silent Auction will be held and items will include a variety of items including, but not limited to, ceramic pots, herb and garden related books, gift items, bath and body products, a Gittings of Fort Worth portrait package, donations from Herb Festival Vendors and much more.

2009 CONFIRMED VENDORS
  • R & E Plants
  • Garden Charms
  • Tabi Chic
  • Our Thyme Garden
  • Mimsie's Whimsies
  • Diva Spa Works
  • Mozzarella Company
  • Beyond Lavender
  • Lily's Garden
  • Garden Variety
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  • Tim's Landscape & Garden Center
  • Beloveds Mercantile
  • Home Doctor
  • Kith - Kath Bath House
  • Maggie's Garden
  • Organic Garden Club of Greater Fort Worth
  • Perennial Favorites
  • Mary Lang Gourd Birdhouses
  • Arlington Gourd Patch
  • Armed With Charm
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  • Garden Scents
  • The Courthouse Collection
  • Farm Fresh Soaps
  • Herb 'n Cowgirl
  • Much To Do About Metal
  • Mud Puppies
  • Homemade Gourmet
  • Al's Unique Yard Birds
  • Ladybug Natural Brand




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    Updated May 10, 2009