Canal Days, June 3, 4, and 5,
2011. From left, Joyce
Perrone, Louisa Fordyce,
Sue Azinger, and Shirley
DeZorzi.
Canal Days is a town-wide
celebration dedicated to
preserving Saltsburg's rich
heritage.
2011. From left, Joyce
Perrone, Louisa Fordyce,
Sue Azinger, and Shirley
DeZorzi.
Canal Days is a town-wide
celebration dedicated to
preserving Saltsburg's rich
heritage.
The Herb Society has its
largest fund-raiser of the
year during Canal Days.
Links of
Interest
www.herbsociety.
org
Herb Society of America
Web site
www.weather.com
Gardeners need to keep
tabs on the weather.
www.GardenWeb.
com
The Internet's Garden and
Home Community
www.
visitsaltsburg.com
The site for Saltsburg's
activities
Current Meetings
The Herb Society meets on a monthly basis.
Currently, our meetings are held on the second
Friday of the month at 6 p.m (please check the
Calendar for exceptions). During the winter, our
meetings are held at members' homes or at
Saltsburg's Borough Building, located at 320
Point Street.
Currently, our meetings are held on the second
Friday of the month at 6 p.m (please check the
Calendar for exceptions). During the winter, our
meetings are held at members' homes or at
Saltsburg's Borough Building, located at 320
Point Street.
Mission Statement: The purpose of
the Herb Society of Historic Saltsburg, founded in
1993 by Jeane Emge, is to plant and maintain an
herb garden within the Historic Saltsburg district
and to teach, to learn, and to share a love of
herbs.
A Little About What We Do
Since its humble beginnings in 1993, the Herb Society has grown to maintain
several gardens around Saltsburg, dedicated to preserving and promoting
gardening in general and the perpetuation of herb lore and use in particular. If
you are interested in learning more about herbs, flowers, perennials, and
annuals, please contact us at 724-668-8808.
Current Officers
Joyce Perrone, President
Louisa Fordyce, Secretary/Treasurer
Carla Eichman, Director of Education
Ron Fordyce, Director of Digging
The Herb Society of Historic Saltsburg
Herb Society of Historic Saltsburg
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Updated May 2, 2012
Louisa Fordyce,
Website Designer
Louisa Fordyce,
Website Designer
Beehive skep in lavender ring,
Museum Garden, 105 Point
Street, Saltsburg
Beehive skep property of
Jeane Emge, founder of the
Herb Society (1993).
CANAL DAYS IS
COMING!!!
Please mark your calendars
for the Herb Society's Annual
Plant Sale Extravaganza in
conjunction with Canal Days.
The sale is held behind the
Stonehouse Museum, 105
Point Street, Saltsburg.
Hours:
Friday, June 1: 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, June 2: 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 3: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Scroll down to see a
partial list of available
plants; more will be
added by the time of
the sale.
Many new plants are
available this year, including
red annual hollyhocks,
climbing spinach, canary
climber, nasturtiums, globe
thistle, various bee balms
and coneflowers, as well as
the Perennial of the Year,
brunnera, and Herb of the
Year, rose. Additional
garden-themed items and
homemade breads will be
available, too.
COMING!!!
Please mark your calendars
for the Herb Society's Annual
Plant Sale Extravaganza in
conjunction with Canal Days.
The sale is held behind the
Stonehouse Museum, 105
Point Street, Saltsburg.
Hours:
Friday, June 1: 5-8 p.m.
Saturday, June 2: 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 3: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Scroll down to see a
partial list of available
plants; more will be
added by the time of
the sale.
Many new plants are
available this year, including
red annual hollyhocks,
climbing spinach, canary
climber, nasturtiums, globe
thistle, various bee balms
and coneflowers, as well as
the Perennial of the Year,
brunnera, and Herb of the
Year, rose. Additional
garden-themed items and
homemade breads will be
available, too.
"Let all thy joys be as the
month of May,
And all thy days be as a
marriage day:
Let sorrow, sickness, and
a troubled mind
Be stranger to thee."
~Robert Quarles
(1592-1644)
month of May,
And all thy days be as a
marriage day:
Let sorrow, sickness, and
a troubled mind
Be stranger to thee."
~Robert Quarles
(1592-1644)
Reblooming iris
(Iris Germanica)
photo by Louisa Fordyce
(Iris Germanica)
photo by Louisa Fordyce
Plant List 2012
This is a partial list of plants that will be available for sale this year.
Plants indicated in red are new to our sale this year.
Bee balms: Jacob Cline, Clair Grace, White, Raspberry
wine,
Panorama red shades, and Lavender
Blanket Flower
Bloodflower
Canary climber
Cardinal climber
Catnip
Chamomile
Climbing spinach
Coleus: Marble, Rustic red, Limelight, Carefree mix, Magma
NEW: Sun King—take full sun
Clustered bell flowers
Columbine
Coreopsis
Cypress vine
Dill
Double Japanese aster
Globe thistle
Gloriosa daisy
Hollyhock, annual: Red, White
Maltese cross
Mints: Pineapple, Apple, Orange
Moonflower
Nasturtium: Alaska, Apricot
Oregano
Parsley: Dwarf curly, Italian flat leaf
Phlomis
Pumpkin on a stick
Roses
Russian sage
Scabiosa
Shasta: Becky, Crazy Daisy, May Queen
Thyme
This is a partial list of plants that will be available for sale this year.
Plants indicated in red are new to our sale this year.
Bee balms: Jacob Cline, Clair Grace, White, Raspberry
wine,
Panorama red shades, and Lavender
Blanket Flower
Bloodflower
Canary climber
Cardinal climber
Catnip
Chamomile
Climbing spinach
Coleus: Marble, Rustic red, Limelight, Carefree mix, Magma
NEW: Sun King—take full sun
Clustered bell flowers
Columbine
Coreopsis
Cypress vine
Dill
Double Japanese aster
Globe thistle
Gloriosa daisy
Hollyhock, annual: Red, White
Maltese cross
Mints: Pineapple, Apple, Orange
Moonflower
Nasturtium: Alaska, Apricot
Oregano
Parsley: Dwarf curly, Italian flat leaf
Phlomis
Pumpkin on a stick
Roses
Russian sage
Scabiosa
Shasta: Becky, Crazy Daisy, May Queen
Thyme