Medicinal Plant Walks at Viles Arboretum

Name: Medicinal Plant Walks at Viles Arboretum
Start: 2025-09-06T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-06T11:30:00-04:00
Location: 153 Hospital St, Augusta, ME, United States, Maine 04330

Schedule

Sat Sep 06 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

153 Hospital St, Augusta, ME, United States, Maine 04330 | Augusta, ME

Join herbalist, homeopath, and flower essence practitioner Debra Bluth for a guided walk through Viles Arboretum, where you'll meet a variety of medicinal plants and trees along the way. Discover key identifying features, folklore, and traditional uses of these plants from herbal, homeopathic, and flower essence perspectives. Ages 16+
Each walk will feature different plants, so you're welcome to join one or all three for a unique experience every time. Wear sturdy shoes that can handle a bit of dirt!
Potential Plants for Each Walk (subject to change):
Walk #1: Plantain, burdock, dandelion, sumac, yarrow, elder, lungwort, white oak, bloodroot, violet, Solomon seal
Walk #2: Red clover, ginkgo, iris, Japanese knotweed, hawthorn, rose, comfrey, horse chestnut, catalpa, poison ivy, lesser cinquefoil
Walk #3: elecampane, mugwort, lesser periwinkle, goldenrod, Queen Anne’s lace, boneset, gravel root, jewelweed, blue vervain, white cedar, white pine
Register for all 3 walks and use promo code THREE to save 10%