AHS monthly meetings
free and open to the public are held 10 a.m. - noon the first Tuesday of each month (except August)
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The Austin Herb Society is dedicated to educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history and folklore, plus culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs.
AHS Monthly Meeting
Tree Preservation for Humans
Scott George, Certified Arborist
Tuesday, Oct. 8
Check-in: 9:30 a.m.
Program: 10 a.m.
Zilker Botanical Garden
Free & open to the public
Certified Arborist Scott George, owner of Austin Beautiful Trees, will offer tips on how to successfully grow and preserve trees in your Central Texas landscape. He also plans to focus on edible trees, which are prized for their fruit as well as nuts like the beloved Texas pecan (technically a seed, like nutmeg). Edible trees can also provide leaves for culinary use (think bay laurel and moringa), berries like allspice and elderberry, and even flowers such as the dried clove bud.
About our Speaker:
A Lubbock native, George Scott has lived in Central Texas for 40 years. After graduating from Texas Tech University and spending 20 years in corporate America, Scott founded Austin Beautiful Trees. He is a Certified Arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists and International Society of Arboriculture and is also qualified to assess tree risk, oak wilt and wildfire risk. Scott is also a musician credited with several albums.
About Austin Herb Society & Zilker Herb Garden
Since 1982, the Austin Herb Society has been educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history, folklore, and culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs. While our members are united by an interest in herbs, they are also a diverse group of individuals: from gardeners and herbalists to cooks and business owners.
AHS members design and maintain the Zilker Herb Garden—a dazzling landscape of color and fragrance that has become a centerpiece of Zilker Botanical Garden. Here, visitors can touch, taste and smell their way through nearly 200 varieties of herbs, depending on the season. Bees and butterflies dot the beds of basil, lavender and calendula. There are classic culinary herbs like rosemary, mint and thyme alongside herbs revered for their health attributes, including aloe and echinacea.
MEMBER BENEFITS
In addition to hands-on learning in the Zilker Herb Garden, members enjoy:
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Monthly meetings with expert speakers on diverse topics
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Educational workshops & seminars throughout the year
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Study groups focused on culinary, medicinal and herbal product making
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Field trips to unique gardens and herb-loving businesses
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Delicious herbal refreshments at in-person meetings
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Fellowship with interesting & informed herb lovers
JOIN US
Interested in learning more about the
Austin Herb Society
or becoming a member?
