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Kitchen herbs

A garden workshop on growing culinary herbs, covering the ten most common plus some less usual ones. Learn how herbs suit windowsills, pots, beds or whole gardens, add flavour to meals and draw helpful insects.

A free nature activity at Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha. Suitable for ages 16+. Bookings needed.

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One date only: Fri 30 Oct (in 17 days), 10am to 1:30pm. It runs for about 3 and a half hours. It's free, but you need to book. For ages 16 and over. It's outdoors, so keep an eye on the weather.

When
Fri 30 Oct, 10am
Cost
Free
Suits
Suitable for ages 16+
Setting
Outdoors
Type
Nature

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