Garden Thyme programs are held on a select Saturday each month and are FREE for members of Old Sturbridge Village. Led by Village horticultural and agricultural staff, these programs and workshops are held at various sites and deal with a variety of plant-related themes and topics.
PLEASE NOTE: All 2021 programs will require preregistration and will have a capacity limit. Programs are subject to change due to COVID-19 guidelines. All programs will also have a virtual version, either live or recorded, depending on the nature of the program.
2021 Garden Thyme Programs
Jump Start the Growing Season
Date: February 20, 2021 at 10:00 am
Registration opens: January 20, 2021
A Celebration: Women in Horticulture
Date: March 20, 2021
Registration opens: February 24, 2021
Dr. Sylvester Graham: Foods For Health in the 1830s
Date: April 17, 2021
Registration opens: March 17, 2021
Garden Thyme at Coggeshall Farm Museum: Starting and Rehabilitating a Kitchen Garden
Date: April 17, 2021
Registration opens: March 17, 2021
This program takes place at Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Beekeeping Then and Now
Date: May 8, 2021
Registration opens: April 7, 2021
A Peek into the Collection: Roses of the Paul E. Rogers Herb Garden
Date: June 12, 2021
Registration opens: May 12, 2021
What’s In Bloom?
Date: July 17, 2021
Registration opens: June 16, 2021
Native American Plants
Date: August 21, 2021
Registration opens: July 21, 2021
Who was Johnny Appleseed? John Chapman, Cider, and Swedenborg
Date: September 18, 2021
Registration opens: August 18, 2021
Jack O’Lanterns: Stories and Origins
Date: October 16, 2021
Registration opens: September 15, 2021
Ornamental Seed Saving
Date: November 13, 2021
Registration opens: October 13, 2021