Seedy Saturday Speakers 2020

Presentation: The Ornamental Apothecary

Growing your own medicinal and health-giving plants is an empowering, enriching, and fun skill to have. Many of our ornamental plants are multi-purpose, doing a lot more in our gardens than just looking pretty. Melissa will share some of her favourite plant allies and ways you can incorporate them into your life. Whether you have an acreage or an apartment balcony, you’ll find there’s an abundance of plant options you can grow to enhance your health and vitality.

Melissa has been a landscape designer in Victoria BC for 14 years. She completed a Masters in Landscape Architecture and a Bachelor’s of Environmental Science from the University of Guelph. However, it wasn’t until she studied Permaculture Design and Herbal Medicine that Melissa found her true passion: connecting people with the healing power of plants. Whether it’s incorporating medicinal and edible plants into her designs, or teaching ways to deepen our relationship with gardening and plants, Melissa cherishes her work. In addition to her design and education work, Melissa is an herbalist, and can often be found concocting tinctures, salves, teas, and other healing potions.