FALL SALMON CELEBRATION
Saturday, November 12th (FILLED UP)
Sunday, November 13th

Don't miss this year's guided Salmon Walk and Herbal Dinner. Come and experience this beautiful event when the salmon come back to their spawning grounds to complete their life cycle while starting a new one. Then feast on a six course homemade herbal dinner from appetizers to dessert. The day will start at one o’clock with appetizers and beverages(You are welcome to bring your own wine) followed by a walkabout to see the salmon spawning in our streams. We've made our salmon trail even more enjoyable by completing two boardwalks and bridges that cross the stream along our salmon walk.

Really cool special glasses that help you see into the water will be provided! We will come back from our walk and warm up with our special seafood soup followed by a course of three kinds of homemade breads and three choices of herbal spreads. A tasty salad of organic greens and veggies, dried cherries and sunflower seeds with three choices of herbal dressing precedes the main course of fresh wild caught Coho Salmon poached in herbs on the grill or pork loin stuffed with prunes and marinated carrots (Salmon will be our first choice if it is available. If not the pork loin is a perfect fall time

dinner) And last but not least Janet will create a decadent treat of some kind to satisfy everyone’s sweet tooth. There will also be lavender lemonade, jamaica and coffee included.

The dinner and walk is $35 per person.
Reservations only.
Approximate Time Schedule:
1:00 – Appetizers
1:45 – Salmon Walk
2:30 – Seafood soup to Main Course
3:45 – Coffee and Dessert
We have a limit of 24 people for each day so don’t wait too long to make your reservations! Be sure to bring outdoor shoes or boots and rain gear or umbrella for the walkabout. We will be eating indoors were it will be nice and warm. Hope we see you…Rolfe and Janet

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EARTH
DAY
CELEBRATION!!!

Join us to celebrate the beginning of our 22nd year and this beautiful planet we live on. The gardens are a perfect place to start to enjoy the coming spring. Our nursery will be happening along with our Scavenger Hunt all day for free plants. At 4 o'clock we will have Live Music and a Pot Luck. Bring a dish to share, a drink of your choice and enjoy the afternoon.


GROW YOUR OWN MUSHROOMS!!
There will also be a class on growing your own mushrooms using inoculated dowels in logs, there life cycle and identification. Everyone will go home with a log ready to produce mushrooms. This will be an awesome opportunity to learn about growing your own. Presented by The Mushroomery, a great local company that specializes in growing all sorts of wonderful mushrooms. It will be a 1 1/2 hour class starting at 2:30. The cost is only $15.00 per person. Please sign up in advance by calling us at 541-487-8671


Sounds like a great day - Scavenger Hunt, Mushroom Class, Egg Hunt, Live Music and Pot Luck!

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WEDDINGS AT THE THYME GARDEN
"Make your special day a celebration to remember forever."

Reserve the Thyme Garden for the most important ceremony of your lifetime! We do everythin we can to make this a celebration to remember. Our gardens and facilities are yours for three days including overnight camping the night of the wedding. We realize family and friends have come a long way to share this special time with you, so we provide plenty of time for set up and celebration. Enjoy the beautiful gardens and surrounding mountains while the sun is up and over 11,000 twinkling lights after dark while sitting around a warm, crackling fire listening to music and visiting friends. The Thyme Garden will also cater your wedding with an awesome feast of herbal delights. You may add to it our Salmon Bake, prepared the traditional way around an alder fire outdoors for your guests to enjoy.
We know lots of great photographers to choose from to catch your whole event for you on film. Below are some examples of two excellent photographers who have worked their artistry at The Thyme Garden. One of them is Robert Crum, Robert Crum Photography, and Maggie Hudson, Honeysuckle Photography . If you would like to see one of the great slide shows they have put together for some of our wedding couples click on the links below....
Liz and Jason Carol and Stephen Jen and Lance

Sun Dappled Designs Floral Arrangements - If you want a very personal touch to your flowers that feature herbs and local organic flowers that are creative and highly imaginative, we highly recommend Bethany Schiminsky of Sun Dappled Designs!
Visit Sun Dappled Designs Webpage

THE THYME GARDEN TOURS AND LUNCHEONS

WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US FOR A GROUP LUNCHEON AND TOUR

Our nursery and display gardens are tucked away in the mountains just a short drive from Corvallis Oregon on Highway 34 to Waldport on the coast. The drive alone is worth the trip, taking you past Mary’s Peak, the highest point in the Coast Range Mountains of Oregon.

We will start with a guided tour of our greenhouses, discussion on how we propagate our plants, how our greenhouses work and the plants that are growing in them. After having an aromatherapy experience in our little conservatory where we have collected aromatic and fragrant plants we will stroll through our display gardens and discuss the herbs we see as well as the ones you will have the pleasure of experiencing with your herbal luncheon. The luncheon is peaceful and relaxing as you dine outdoors under the fir trees and absorb all the ambiance nature has to offer, always aware of the surrounding beautiful coast range mountains and the hypnotizing sound of our year round stream that borders this special place. Our nursery offering over 700 varieties of useful plants will be open after finishing lunch for those who would like to take some herbs home with them.

A typical luncheon will include:

A beautiful salad of mixed salad greens, topped with a tapestry of edible flowers and colorful herbs.
Herbal Teas and our Signature Lavender Lemonade
Three Choices of Homemade Herbal Breads
An array of Herb Butters and Spreads
A main dish such as our Fresh Salmon Baked in Papillote with a Dill and Caper Sauce
Sauteed Fresh Green Beans with Basil and Pine Nuts
Homemade Herbal Pasta
Finished off with a tasty dessert that has an herb or two in it as well!

(We use fresh wild caught salmon, not farm raised salmon that has been artificially colored. We also use organically grown vegetables whenever possible many of which we grow organically ourselves.)

The tour and lunchen normally lasts about 3 hours. The cost is $25.00 per person which includes gratuity and is not refundable. In order that we can give everyone plenty of attention we have to restrict the size of the group to 24. We also require a minimum number of twelve people. Interested individuals or small groups may combine with others to meet the required minimum number. The event is held on Tues, Weds. and Thurs. June, to mid-August.

For more information call (541) 487-8671 or 1-800-487-8670
Email: herbs@thymegarden.com

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MOTHER’S DAY
CELEBRATION!!!

Our free annual Mother’s Day Celebration has become our biggest event of the year. Each year Mother’s Day is a special event at The Thyme Garden. This year will be our 17th year to carry on the tradition. Once again we will have regional fine art outdoors for you to enjoy as well as purchase. Many of the artists will be here with their artwork giving demonstrations. As usual we will be sharing free samplings of our May Wine, a traditional springtime drink in Europe made with sweet woodruff, as well as free herbal treats, including herb spreads and herb cookies. The grilles will be fired up and Chef Jerry 'The Griller Miller' will be preparing our awesome Rosemary Flavored Burgers Stuffed with Feta Cheese. We will also have great tasting side dishes for sale, all prepared with herbs. Micro-brew Beer will be offered by Oregon Trails Brewery and local wine by Tyee Wine Cellars on Saturday and Sunday. Live music will fill the air both days. Once again festival goers can have fun creating their own Herbal Hanging Basket for mom. Choose three herbs from our nursery as well as three flowers to build your basket for only $12.95. Don’t miss this day to have fun and take advantage of our huge selection of organically grown herbs and useful plants and see what’s new for the season.

'GALLERY OF ARTISTS'

This year we will have over 35 great artists and craftsman with their work on display and for sale. It will be an entertaining collection of creations from all over the region like Yachats, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Blodgett and Albany as well as awesome artists from Alsea. Click here to see some pictures of our Mother's Day Celebration and our 'Gallery of Artists' that tells a little bit about some of the artists participating in the event.

This years Music will be provided by (Click on their names for links to their site).....
Saturday:
Willamette Valley Old Time Musicans - 10:30am.-12:30pm.
Solar Blue - Chris Estes (Acoustic Guitar and Harmonica - Blues and Classic Rock) - 12:30pm.-2:30pm.
Marlene Dickey - (Folk Music)- 2:30pm.-4:00pm.
Chris and Marlene together - 4:00pm-5:00pm.
Sunday:
Rusty Hinges (Traditional String Band Music - Old Time and Blues) - 10:30am.-12:30pm.
Ancient Ways (Marimba)12:30pm.-2:00pm.
Solar Blue - Chris Estes (Blues and Classic Rock) - 2:00pm.-3:30pm..
Ancient Ways (Marimba)3:30pm.-5pm.