
Plant Sale
Austin Herb Society
Plant Sale and Garden Expo
Come Join Us!
Saturday, April 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Zilker Botanical Garden
2220 Barton Springs Road, Austin
Shop for organic herbs in 4-inch and gallon pots, vegetables (many organic), aprons, jewelry, and lotions, teas and tinctures made with herbs. Enjoy educational workshops and garden tours!
The Austin Herb Society’s Spring Plant Sale will have the usual organic herbs and vegetables Austin gardeners have come to count on.
But there’s a whole lot more in store for shoppers on April 2, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Zilker Botanical Garden.


Lemon Balm
In addition to the wide selection of herbs and vegetables at great prices, there will be:
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Education sessions led by long-time herb society members
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Booths offering artisan products by local artists with items to decorate your garden and pamper yourself
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Guided tours of the herb garden that is a labor of love for AHS members!

Mojito Mint
The Austin Herb Society will also be featuring its Cooking with Herbs series.
These beautiful Herb Guides describe the history of the plant, uses in cooking and health, and recipes “thyme-tested” in our members’ kitchens.
The selection of herbs will include varieties of those the cookbooks focus on, such as lemon, Thai and African basil, to use in everything from pestos to punch.
Education in Greene Room

Education sessions give you an opportunity to learn how to use herbs.
Educational Workshops Schedule
10:30 - Edible and medicinal Flowers. Lucinda Rudin. Pansies and the herb of the year, viva violas.
11:30 - Spring Herbs. Cathy Slaughter, owner of Gabriel Valley Farms tells you what to plant now and what to do with it.
12:30 - Herbs in The Landscape. Discover the power of herb products to support your nerves, digestion, sleep and even immunity. See how herbs like Lemon Balm, Echinacea and Rosemary can be good for your health.
Chocolate Mint


Lemon Balm
BOOTHS WITH ARTISAN PRODUCTS BY LOCAL ARTISTS

Shoppers can browse the booths offering jewelry hand-designed with stones, glass and Swarovski crystals, garden markers, bamboo garden stakes, planters, walking sticks, and lotions, potions, teas and tinctures made from herbs.
Autumn's Harvest shares the everyday beauty of herbal remedies and the healing powers of food as medicine. There will be herbal tea and tincture tastings!
Bamboo Branch has bamboo garden stakes,
walking sticks, bee houses & bamboo craft supplies
Cindy Lu Creations features jewelry hand-designed and crafted with natural stones, Czech glass and Swarovski crystals
Garden Charms features handmade terra cotta garden markers
Urban Herbal has artisan natural body and skin care products, fragrances and aromatherapy (PIX: Urban Herbal Herb Soap, and Urban Herbal_Bath and Shower Gel, with lavender stick)




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Hope to see you there!
Proceeds from this event support the Austin Herb Society and its efforts to provide education and encourage the cultivation and use of herbs in landscaping, and their beneficial purposes: medicinal, culinary, and aromatic. Our main project is the support of the Herb Garden in Zilker Botanical Garden.
Come see the herb garden in its new location.
We’ll have guided tours of the Herb Garden leaving from the Education Tent at 11 a.m., 12 and 1 p.m. Plan to walk around and see herbs in the garden – then be inspired to get some plants to take home to start or add to your own home garden.
Event is free.
A park entrance fee is required. Fees are $2 per adult, $1 per child (ages 3-12) or seniors (age 62 & over), and $3 for non-Austin Residents.
Parking fees may be paid in cash or check only.
Shop with us April 13th - no sales tax
This is AHS Tax Free Sales Day