Do you want to learn about herbs cultivation, and create an herb garden? Or get tips on choosing plants useful for home uses as teas, spices, or apothecary? Join the course, as it aims to help you to draw your future herb garden. This course will be held in English.

Content

The course begins with a guided tour of the Nordiska Örter garden to learn how it was planned, and established, and how plants were selected. Then we dive into cultivating herbs: the annuals, biennials, and perennials, what do they need and where should they be planted. Next, we go through each plant, smell and taste them, and learn how to pick the right herbs for creating your herb garden. We finish the course with a practical workshop to your design your own herb garden.

During the course we answer to the following questions:
-How to design the garden?
-Where can I grow herbs?
-Which are the easiest/hardest to grow?
-Which herbs are annual, biannual, perennial?
-What herbs to grow?
-How much to grow?

What You'll Take Home

A herb garden plan for your outdoor space or balcony.
A list of plants* to grow.
*Botanical and Swedish names will be given.

Arrangement

The course is planned to take place at the Nordiska Örter herbs garden situated along a forest road about 30 min from Uppsala, alternatively in Ulleråker in Uppsala. The exact place will be announced in spring.

Previous knowledge

No prior knowledge is required to participate in this course.