The city of Coquitlam's Inspiration Garden is an educational, teaching garden on the corner of Pipeline Road and Guildford Way, at the southeast corner of Town Centre Park.
The Inspiration Garden runs workshops and seminars, and hosts special events throughout the growing season from March through October.
To learn more, go to www.coquitlam.ca/inspirationgarden.
This fall, the Inspiration Garden features a four-part herb series with following courses:
Healing Herbs - Therapeutic Uses of Herbs: Saturday, Sept. 17, 10-11 a.m. Cost: $5. Natasha Etherington, a local horticultural therapist will be sharing how to grow, store and use the top 10 healing herbs.
East Meets West - An Exploration of Eastern Medicinal Herbs: Sunday, Sept. 18, 2-3:30 p.m. Cost: $5. Doug Moore, a certified Chinese herbalist, will explain how to incorporate five common Asian medicinal herbs into your everyday life and will have some samples and recipes on hand for participants.
Get the "Dirt" on Soil: Saturday, Sept. 24, 10-11 a.m. Cost: $5. Join organic master gardener Kelly Koome from Green Earth Landscaping as he talks about the importance of rich organic soil in your garden. Learn a simple but effective home soil test that will give you lots of useful information about improving your soil.
