Cherished Gardens, Backyard Memories: A Reminiscent Trip to Yesteryear Forget the garden gloves, you won't get dirt under your nails during this delightful experience celebrating the rich history, passion, and connection with your little piece of Mother Earth! 1-day itinerary 10 – 11:30 a.m. Inniswood Metro Gardens Westerville (Westerville Convention & Visitor Bureau) Enjoy a guided tour of this majestic preserve, boasting more than 2,000 species of plants, specialty collections of hostas, daffodils, daylilies and the popular rose, herb, and woodland theme gardens. 11:30 a.m. —12:45 p.m. Persnickety Cottage Westerville (Westerville Convention & Visitor Bureau) Garden enthusiasts are a finicky bunch, that's why a delicious lunch at the Persnickety Cottage is in order! 1- 2:30 p.m. Ohio Herb Educational Center Gahanna (Gahanna Convention & Visitor Bureau) Next it's off to the "Herb Capital of Ohio" for fun at the Ohio Herb Educational Center. Forget Botox®, learn the "natural" tricks of the trade and look like a million bucks! Discover how easy it is to turn your home into your own herbal spa - most of what you'll need is as far away as your garden or kitchen cabinet. In this herbal beauty class you'll make and experience products that feed your skin, nourish your senses, ease your mind, and make you glow. 3 -5 p.m. Ohio Historical Center Columbus (Ohio Historical Society's Scheduling Office) 800.686.1541 Long to step back into your grandmother's garden? Smell the peonies? See the laundry flapping in the breeze? Taste the exquisite berries from her garden? It's possible at Ohio's Garden Path: the Flowering of Our Landscape, a new exhibit at the Ohio Historical Center. Beginning April 1, 2005—September 2007 the Ohio Historical Society's new exhibit focuses on the history and interaction of people, their homes and landscapes. Ohio's Garden Path will allow visitor's to explore gardens and their significance to history and their everyday lives. Special programming will include public demonstrations and lectures. For information call: Ohio Historical Center 1982 Velma Ave Columbus, OH 43211 Phone: 800.686.1541 614.297.2266 jleffler@ohiohistory.org Gahanna Convention & Visitors Bureau 116 Mill Street Gahanna, OH 43230 Phone: 866. 424.2662 614. 418.9114 info@visitgahanna.org Westerville Convention & Visitors Bureau 20 West Main Street Westerville, OH 43081 Phone: 800.824.8461 614.794.0401 info@visitwesterville.org

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