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Herbs Galore descends on Maymont

Free Press staff report | 4/25/2024, 6 p.m.
Maymont’s Herbs Galore plant sale event on Saturday promises that herb lovers will find everything they need to freshen up …

Maymont’s Herbs Galore plant sale event on Saturday promises that herb lovers will find everything they need to freshen up their gardens. The fun occurs between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the Carriage House Lawn, 1700 Hampton St.

This year’s festivities include a bounty of herbs, annuals, perennials, vegetables, trees, plus garden accessories and garden-inspired goodies from large nurseries and specialty plant growers, too. More than 90 vendors will sell native and exotic plants and unique gift items, including yarrow, the 2024 Herb of the Year.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a summer-blooming member of the aster family that produces multiple long-lasting blossoms in flat-topped clusters in a variety of colors. Popular with pollinators and herbalists, yarrow has been selected by the International Herb Association as the 2024 Herb of the Year. It’s found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and easily identified by its feathery, fern-like leaves. Over millennia, people of many cultures have found hundreds of beneficial uses for yarrow for medicinal and digestive potions and dyeing fabrics.

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a summer-blooming member of the aster family that produces multiple long-lasting blossoms in flat-topped clusters in a variety of colors. Popular with pollinators and herbalists, yarrow has been selected by the International Herb Association as the 2024 Herb of the Year. It’s found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, and easily identified by its feathery, fern-like leaves. Over millennia, people of many cultures have found hundreds of beneficial uses for yarrow for medicinal and digestive potions and dyeing fabrics.

Local food and beverage vendors and live music and vendor demos will be available for shoppers, plus activities for all ages at the Education Station presented by Genworth. Be sure to check out the Historic Garden Tour, a narrated audio tour available for purchase in the Stone Barn Welcome Center.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 3 to 16, and free for children under age 3. Maymont members pay no admission. Advance ticket reservations may be made in person by visiting The Robins Nature Center, 2201 Shields Lake Drive, or Stone Barn Welcome Center, 1700 Hampton St. Museums for Participants may reserve free admission for themselves and up to three guests by presenting an EBT card.