herb guild, Fishng Creek Herb Guild Bloomsburg, PA Guild News & Misc. Events

Superstition during the Middle Ages cited that Cumin kept chickens and lovers from wandering. It was also believed that a happy life awaited the bride and groom who carried Cumin Seed throughout the wedding ceremony.

Pink and yellow orchid picture taken by Karen Musitano at this year's Philadelphia Flower Show. The theme was Hawaii.

Beautiful display at this year's Philadelphia Flower Show. Photo by Karen Musitano.

Planning Meeting

Planning meeting for the 2013 year is Thursday, January 10 at 5:00 at Perkins (at the Buckhorn exit). You are welcome to attend and bring ideas.

Western Massachusetts and

New York Bus Trip

June 26,27 & 28, 2012

Day 1 - Tuesday

5:30 a.m. leaving Buckhorn - no breakfast stop, only rest area on the interstate

Vasser College's Shakespeare Garden tour, Poughkeepsie, NY

CIA for lunch (Culinary Institute of America) St. Andrews Cafe, Hyde Park, NY - time to visit the Apple Pie Bakery and College Store

The Climery in Livingston, NY - gardens featuring 600 varieties of Clematis

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Dinner on your own

Comfort Inn, Great Barrington, MA www.berkshirecomfortinn.com - 413-644-3200

Day 2 - Wednesday

Edith Wharton's Estate and Gardens "The Mount," Lenox, MA - tour of house and gardens - lunch on the terrace included

www.edithwharton.org

Naumkeag House and Gardens, Stockbridge, MA - experience Gilded-Age style and splendor at this marvelous estate, renowned for its elegant gardens and rare Berkshire "Cottage" (44 rooms) - tour of cottage and gardens

http://wwww.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/berkshires/naumkeag.html

Mission House with period gardens (a colonial-era house), Native American Museum (tells of the Mochican tribe that lived there), Stockbridge, MA

http://www.thetrustees.org/places-to-visit/berkshires/mission-house.html

Dinner on your own in Stockbridge, MA

Comfort Inn, Great Barrington, MA

Day 3 - Thursday

Berkshire Botanical Gardens, Stockbridge, MA - display gardens, both functional and ornamental are among the oldest in the country www.berkshirebotanical.org

Free time in Stockbridge - Norman Rockwell Museum, shops in town, Country Curtains Store, etc.

Lunch here on your own

Campo de' Fiori - gardens and store selling pottery and plants, Sheffield, MA

Dinner on the way home

Arrive in Buckhorn around 10:30 p.m.

Cost: includes bus, hotel, all admissions and tours, 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches (includes the CIA), and bus drivers tip

Single per room: $418

2 per room: $296 each

3 per room: $256 each

4 per room: $235 each

$50 deposit to hold your seat. Open to non-members on April 1. Make checks payable to "Fishing Creek Herb Guild." Mail to JoAnne Fogelman, 245 Fairview Rd, Turbotville, PA 17772

For more info: JoAnne 437-3698, willow87@verizon.net, lpfulton@yahoo.com

Trip committee: JoAnne Fogelman, Loretta Fulton, Karen Reigel, Marie Gardner, Jennie King, Elizabeth King

Officers of the 2013 Herb Guild

Many thanks to these Herb Guild members
for serving as officers:
     John Shott, President
                   and
   Louise McCormick, Treasurer

Barton House "Girls" 2011

One of the Guild projects each year is to create and maintain the beautiful gardens at the Barton House at the Bloomsburg Fair Grounds. The 6 pictures below are of the Barton House "Girls" working and enjoying each other's company. Thanks to all who volunteer to make this spot a real showcase.