Join us for our 9th annual summer solstice event as we celebrate the longest day of the year. There will be crafts, lectures, live music, sales on plants and the ever popular roasted corn on the cob.

It’s always great fun, a magical night in the garden center.

Start Time: Friday, June 18, 2010 at 5:00pm
End Time: Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 12:00am
Location: Thieneman’s Herbs and Perennials
Street: 9120 Blowing Tree Rd
City/Town: Louisville, KY

In just a matter of a few weeks our tomatoes and pepper will be out for sale. Opening day is Friday April 23rd at 9am. We have a huge selection, but only small amounts of most varieties. Be sure and be there that weekend if you want the best selection. An added bonus of coming the first weekend is our beloved tomato guru, Gary Millwood, will be on hand to guide you through your tomato shopping experience.

FOR THE FULL TOMATO AND PEPPER LISTING, Read the rest of this entry »

As requested by a customer, we posted this cookie recipe and hope that many of you make and enjoy eating these as much as we do. This is one of our favorite recipes and Julie always does a bang up job making them. Thanks Julie for passing this recipe along. btw- I believe Julie uses Lemon Thyme for the cookies, to make them lemonier of course. The recipe appeared in SUNSET magazine and is credited to Janet Moore, Beulah, CO.

THYME-LEMON COOKIES

1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons dry thyme leaves
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel.

Combine butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar; beat until thoroughly blended. Beat in eggs until smooth. Add flour, baking powder, thyme, and lemon peel; mix well. Put remaining 1/4 cup sugar into a small bowl. Shape into 1 Tbsp-size balls (chill for an hour for easier handling); drop balls into sugar & roll to coat. Place balls 1 inch apart on ungreased 12×15″ sheet. Bake at 375° 12 to 15 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

Tomorrow is the spring equinox and we are moving headstrong into warm spring days and blooms in our gardens! Finally! Our garden center is open and we are busy organizing, stocking plants, and general beautifying. Come back and enjoy the fresh air. APRIL HOURS are as follows- Monday thru Saturday 9am to 7pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm.

We are looking forward to a busy season full of bright days and lots of dirt under our fingernails! ….and I’m sure many of you are wondering, opening day for our heirloom tomatoes and peppers is Friday April 23rd at 9am. Gary Millwood, our beloved tomato guru, will be helping us help you pick out exactly what varieties you need. Stay tuned for a complete (we hope) list of varieties.