Home Front for June 11: Home Front for June 11: (June 11, 2004)

CHAMOMILE, ANYONE? . . . Carolyn Whealan-Andersson & Maia Highsmith will talk about "Creating an Herb Tea Garden" tomorrow, 9-11 a.m. at the Carriage House of the Gamble Garden Center, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Cost is $25 for non-members, $20 for members. In addition to talking about growing culinary and medicinal herbs, the instructors will discuss the design and plantings, then tour the new Tea Garden at Gamble. For information, call (650) 329-1356 or visit www.gamblegarden.org.

SEND IT YOURSELF? . . . Karen Singer is offering a free class on "Packaging 101" on Wednesday, June 16, 7 to 7:30 p.m. at The UPS Store, 2625 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Singer will cover protecting against the major causes of damage (shock, vibration and compression), packaging materials and ways to safeguard non-fragile items. For information, call (650) 327-7147.

SETTING THE MOOD . . . Filoli home floral design graduate Wendy Morck will offer a demonstration of Floral Table Settings for Summer Entertaining on Wednesday, June 16, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Filoli. In addition to her demonstration, she will show a variety of settings and offer handouts with details on how to prepare them. Fee is $15 for non-members, $10 for members. For information, call (650) 364-8300 or visit www.filoli.org. Filoli is located at 86 Canada Road, Woodside.
CORRECTION

(Insert pix of Jack McKinnon here) In the June 4, 2004, issue, the photo of Jack McKinnon (above), who writes the Garden Tips column, was inadvertently swapped with another.

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