Re: Herb speaker

Would that be the central(mid)- Atlantic regional garden show be the one
held this weekend in Abingdon VA?  Did anyone go to this?  Just checking?

Vera


On 4/20/07, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Went yesterday to a meeting of the American Herb Society held
> at the John Jay Homestead - a NY State Park.  The speaker was
> Dierdre Larkin, whom we had heard before.  She spoke this time
> on Medieval Plants for the Modern Garden.  Years ago, maybe
> 15, I had been in charge of getting speakers for workshops at a
> Central Atlantic Regional Garden Club meeting, and had her to
> do a marvelous talk on "Plants in the Unicorn Tapestry." She was
> at that time curator of the herb garden at the Cloisters in NY City.
> She is now in charge of all plantings at the Cloisters.  She is both
> a horticulturist and a historian.
>
> Her talk was fascinating, illustrated with great slides, and filled
> with interesting tidbits.  For instance I have often wondered if
> the yellow primulas were Cow Slips or Cows Lips.  She told us
> that Cowslip was an euphamism for Cowflops (which is itself
> an euphamism for you-know-what) since they grew in pastures.
>
> If this lady ever comes your way, don't miss the chance to
> hear her.
> Auralie
>
>
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