GROW Herbal Gardens provides people with a garden of therapy and enterprise, and with the training and skills necessary to maintain it. Volunteers of the GROW garden produce quality herbs and related products to sell to the larger community.

Links: Article: A Season of GROWth Catalogue of GROW Items

GROW’s New Gardens

GROW’s Native Plant and Butterfly Garden welcomes volunteers and visitors to the garden with a naturalized area of reintroduced native herbs and butterfly-attracting plants, including coneflowers, liatris, and sunflowers. Colourful and rich in pollen, the new gardens provide breeding and eating grounds for more insects and butterflies.

The new Healing Herb Garden consists of medicinally significant species, whose roots, leaves, and flowers are helpful in fighting common and chronic illnesses. The following are some of the healing herbs found in our garden:

• St John’s Wort ~ flowers used to treat depression
• Boneset ~ stimulates immune system against flu-like fevers
• Raspberry Leaf ~ birth preparative and digestive remedy
• Motherwort ~ a relaxant and cardiac tonic
• Hyssop ~ treats infections, congestion, and coughs
• Echinacea ~ strengthens immune system

For more information on these gardens, GROW herb workshops, and garden tours, please call GROW Herbal Gardens at 749-9177 x238.

Purchase Information

A wide variety of culinary, ornamental, medicinal, and cosmetic herbs are available for sale as, fresh, dried, or potted plants, depending on the season.

Fresh Herbs

Fresh organically-grown herbs are available from June to September including the following: Basil (sweet, Thai, lemon, purple), Cilantro, French Tarragon, Lemon Balm, Lovage, Parsley, Thyme (English, lemon), Spearmint, Stevia & more!

Dried Herbs

Culinary, medicinal, and cosmetic herbs are available singly or in blends year-round at Queen Street Commons' gift shop. For bulk orders, please call 749-9177 x238.

Potted Plants

A festive season special – GROW Rosemary Trees – are sold in November and December at  Queen Street Commons gift shop at 43 Queen Street S.

For more information, please contact Misha at 749-9177 ext. 238 or by e-mail.