Squaw Valley Herb Garden Tours
What you see, smell, hear, taste and experience will inspire you! Collect fresh-cut herbs on the guided walk learning of fascinating plant history. Then seated with a stunning view of the Sierra enjoy demonstrations on using herbs in useful recipes and remedies and enjoy their culinary tastings.

Tour Season: February through October from the Blossom Trail to the Fruit Trail to the Fall Foliage Trail. On occasion group tours are booked in winter.

Gift Shop & Nursery - What is grown and harvested is creatively packaged and sold ‘farm-direct’ in the gift shop. Artistic work is featured throughout the gardens. Specialty and custom artwork is available. Organic, herb plants are sold seasonally.

Everything Lavender Tour - Learn how to grow, harvest and use lavender. Discover lavenders fascinating history and folklore through storytelling and demonstrations of recipes and remedies for beauty, health and flavor.

Children’s Tour – Perfect for school groups, brownies, scouts, and Sierra campers featuring a fun, educational and interactive fieldtrip. See, smell, feel, taste and hear, learning more about California and World herbal and agriculture history. Especially ideal for 4th grade California History programs. For groups of ten or more.

Wreath Making Workshop – Make a beautiful, fragrant masterpiece to take home. All materials are included in this 2-3 hours workshop. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, reunion, or just want to spend a few hours of relaxing, creativity with friends and family. Select a date that suits your group of 4-9 to book this workshop.

Group Tours & Day Trips
Discover specialty farm, garden and wine tours packaged specifically for chartered coach travelers to Yosemite, Kings Canyon & Sequoia National Parks and our valley. Find out what convention spouse tours, garden clubs, church groups, car clubs and more are saying about our heritage tours and how we can create custom itineraries for your group’s interests. For more information or to book your group tour or day trip, call (800) 579-8043 or (559) 332-2909.

Culinary Farm Tours - Delicious, agriculture adventures hosted by farm wives at their unique, family farms. Taste the flavor. Enjoy homegrown hospitality and learn what makes our San Joaquin Valley the Fruit Basket of the World. Select from Peach, Berry, & Lavender Tours to Olive Oil, Herbs & Wine Tours. For groups of 8-15 or more.

Sierra Splendor Tour – Learn about the Acorn, Corn and Wheat cultures, their history and plants. Walk among the Giants and breathe in the wonder of the largest trees on Planet Earth in Kings Canyon National Park. Savor a picnic under the Big Trees with a guided tour by a Sequoia Natural History expert. Stop at Junction View overlook and Grant Grove Visitor Center. For groups of 25 or more.

Flavors of the West Tour – Romance the Flavors of the West in Sequoia Valley. Enjoy Art & Agriculture on easy walking tours of Mural Art. Savor Mexican Lunch Buffet. Then drive the scenic back roads to Squaw Valley Herb Gardens for an ‘Old Thyme Medicine Show’ and Lavender Tour. For groups of 15 or more.

Monastery & Garden Tour – Featuring Sacred Art & Natural Beauty. Lift your spirits with a tour visiting the architectural 'gem' of the Life-Giving Springs Monastery and Greek Orthodox Church. Enjoy a delicious Greek lunch at their Ranch & Retreat Center. Then delight in the peaceful beauty of the Squaw Valley Herb Gardens for a presentation on Herbs & Spices and early California Agriculture. For groups of 15 or more.

Art & Speaking Engagements
For more information on Tim’s Art or to book Rosemary as a speaker for your event or gathering, call (800) 579-8043 or (559) 332-2909.

T.D. Friesen’s Art - For over 30 years, Tim has crafted hand lettered logos, illustrations, painted signs, graphic designs, etched stones, gold-leaf on glass and cartooned some of California’s famous plant catalogs. Fine, hand-lettered, custom designs for business, estates, farms, shops, trucks, vintage automobiles, planes and more.

Rosemary Nightingale, Speaker – Author-artist-teacher and gardener, Rosemary lectures at the Northwest and San Francisco Flower & Garden Shows and at National, State and Regional Conferences.

Radio Interviews
Rosemary Nightingale will be a featured guest on ‘Vacation Station’ a Travel & Leisure Radio show hosted by Blend Magazine editors Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith. This show will air on Friday, Sept. 5, from 11am-1pm Pacific Time.  To Listen to the Show Live - Click Here.

Contact & Visit Squaw Valley Herb Gardens
Specialty day tours, culinary farm and wine trips are available for groups of 8 or more. For more information or to book your tour, call (800) 579-8043 or (559) 332-2909; or visit www.SquawValleyHerbGardens.com

Tel: (800) 579-8043 or (559) 332-2909
Address: 31765 E. Kings Canyon Rd., Squaw Valley, CA   93675
Email: Rosemary@SquawValleyHerbGardens.com 

 

Rosemary’s Recipes & Remedies

Mint – Used by the ancients, this refreshing herb is not only delicious and fragrant, it has  a number of healing qualities. Read about the history and health benefits of mint, and try my Mint Chutney Recipe.

Ginger Recipe & Remedy: Ginger is one of the oldest and most important spices in the ancient word. Learn about Ginger’s history, and try my Ginger-Apricot Spread Recipe, and Ginger Bath Remedy. Read about Ginger.

Rose or Lemon Verbena Ice Cream - Lemon Verbena is totally refreshing. Rose is romantic. Try our recipes for Rose or Lemon Verbena Ice Cream. 

Lavender Scones: Here's a delicious recipe. I make them a lot. They're delicious and best fresh out of the oven. When possible, I recommend buying organic ingredients! Click here for Lavender Scones Recipe.