Green Medicine Herb Gardens
Organic gardening is Kathi’s passion. She lovingly cultivates 500+ varieties of herbs from all over the world at her Green Medicine Herb School in Northern California’s Sierra foothills. Kathi says that it is her dream come true to live in the midst of a mini-botanical garden.
Kathi's Herb Gardens
Green Medicine Herb School is a premier herb garden with over 500 species of medicinal plants from around the world. Just the beauty of the landscaped gardens is a healing experience. The Medicinal Garden has Chinese, Mediterranean, European, Eastern U.S. Woodland, Prairie, South of the Border, and African sections. There is a Fragrance Garden, Japanese Garden and Orchard. Benches everywhere provide a chance to sit back and inhale amazing fragrances while enjoying the peace and tranquility. Pathways meander through a sensual explosion of scent, color, taste, and texture.
Kathi's dedication to growing good medicine and her love of plants shines through her gardens.
Visit Kathi's Herb Gardens
Green Medicine Herb Gardens are open to view during Herb Garden Tours and Classes and Open Houses. Spring and Summer Garden Tours are an education, with Kathi sharing medicinal and culinary uses, experiences and stories about dozens of unique, interesting plants.
Enjoy herb tea and herby biscuits afterwards.
Herb nursery and apothecary store selling Kathi's books, oils, and garden tinctures will be open.
'Grow Your Own Herb Garden' cultivation class in the garden
Learn cultivation methods and tips from a seasoned expert! Discover how and when to seed, grow, transplant, feed, water, and harvest herbs. See compost techniques. This hands-on class will have you propagating cuttings and seeds and dividing roots from Kathi's gardens to start your own herb garden. Bring your questions and your garden gloves! It includes an herb garden tour on growing and designing gardens.
Nursery and Apothecary Store will be open.
Learn More About Kathi
An early supporter of organic gardening and Kathi wrote for Organic Gardening Magazine. She operated an organic, commercial herb farm for 14 years, selling to natural food stores, restaurants, tincture makers, florists, and crafters across the country. Kathi has been creating skincare and medicinal products and distilling essential oils from her gardens since the 1970s.