Afternoon Tea dates will be posted at 10 am on the following dates: 

June 10th - Tea dates posted for July, August, and September

Sept 9th - Tea dates posted for October and November

Nov 4th - Holiday Teas for late November & December

Afternoon Tea - Wednesday, March 26 - Filled

 Join us for Afternoon Tea in March as we celebrate all that's green again! Fresh Salad, three tiered tea tray, and bottomless pots of tea will prevail. Relax and enjoy, experience the peace and tranquility of an Afternoon Tea.

Wednesday March 26 (Filled)
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00 per person, includes 6% tax and 15% gratuity

PA Cryptids and Tea Time - Sunday, March 30 (Filled)

We will begin our afternoon with a Cryptid inspired afternoon tea party followed by a fun and lighthearted look at the folklore of Pennsylvania’s famous creatures. Cryptids are animals or other beings that many believe exist in the wild, but science has not fully confirmed their existence. Some are obscure and sympathetic; some are spooky while others are adorable. We welcome Rissa Miller; author, editor, herbalist, and storyteller to share the tales of PA's legendary creatures.

Sunday, March 30 (Filled)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
$60.00

A Spot of Royal Tea with Royal Commentator Amanda Matta - Filled

Today, nothing seems more quintessentially “posh” than a cup of tea accompanied with a traditional serving of an elegant Afternoon Tea. After all, images of Queen Elizabeth II enjoying a cuppa have become a cultural touchstone. But it wasn’t always this way. While the practice of drinking tea in Asian cultures dates back several millennia, Westerners wouldn’t embrace it until the mid-17th century. How did tea-drinking solidify into a fashionable and integral part of royal life, and where did it go from there? Royal commentator Amanda Matta, perhaps better known by her TikTok handle @matta_of_fact, will draw back the curtain on the interwoven history of teatime and the royals. Prior to the program, an elegant afternoon tea party will be served in courses. We will start with a salad, then a variety of afternoon tea sandwiches, followed by tea bread and a scone warm from the oven and finish with a selection of petite desserts, all accompanied by a variety of properly brewed teas.

Purchase Tickets On-Line:

https://events.humanitix.com/a-spot-of-royal-tea 

Saturday, April 5 (Filled)
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $60.00, all inclusive tax, gratuity, afternoon tea and program

Please Note: Groups of two will be seated with other guests.

Afternoon Tea - Wednesday, April 9 (Filled)

Join us for Afternoon Tea as we include touches of spring in our selection of tea party treats. Salad, sandwiches, scones, fresh fruit, and desserts, will be featured at this public tea, with bottomless pots of tea of course. Reserve early!

Wednesday, April 9 (Filled)
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00 per person, (includes tax and gratuity)

Medicinal Mushroom Exploration

Medicinal mushrooms are superior longevity tonics and help to normalize and revitalize your organs and body on all levels which keeps you full of vitality and energy. When used long term, mushrooms are particularly helpful for deep chronic imbalances. We will take a beginners look into five of the most popular medicinal mushrooms and explore their uses and how they can be used as medicine and in foods. Class will include a sample of mushroom pate, mushroom soup, and mushroom chai. Please bring paper and pencil for notes and your water bottle.

Thursday. April 10
6:30 - 8:30
Fee: $40.00

Mechanicsburg's Earth Day Festival 2025

This is a great day! South Market Street is host for a variety of vendors with earth friendly products, live music, workshops, kid’s activities and the rain barrel auction/fundraiser. Visit their website for additional information.

At the Rosemary House, we will have a nice selection of herb plants for sale, plus all our usual products.
Remember we have parking in the rear.

Saturday, April 19th
9 am - 3 pm
Free

Afternoon Tea - Thursday, April 24 - Filled

Afternoon Tea includes a fresh salad, followed by the traditional tea tray laden with assorted sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and delicious desserts. A bottomless pot of properly brewed loose leaf tea will accompany your meal. Treat yourself and your friends to a well-deserved break as you find serenity in a cup. Relax and enjoy this charming olde world tradition.

Thursday, April 24 (Filled)

Select: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00/person (includes tax and gratuity)

Introduction to Herbs and Herb Gardening

Dig into the basics required for beginning a herb garden with an introduction to some of the common and unusual herbs as well as all the requirements to achieve a successful garden. Everyone will leave class with lots of handouts and a little starter plant to begin your herb gardening fun.

Thursday, April 24
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00 per person

Apprentice Gardener Night

Help knock out winter and welcome spring at the first volunteer Apprentice Gardener Night. Benefits include an educational opportunity as you help to maintain the herb gardens under the guided tutelage of Susanna Reppert, surplus seeds or plants harvested from the garden, a 10% discount in the shop the night you help, and an herbal dinner in the tea room.

Friday April 25 (Filled)
5:00 - 8:00 (call if bad weather threatens)
Free. Limited to 5 eager herb gardeners.

Fragrant and Flavorful Afternoon Tea and Program

Savor a full Afternoon Tea prepared by Sweet Remembrances followed by a special program titled 'What Fragrance is That?'. Enjoy a lightly fragrant experience of vintage and modern perfumes. Our guest speaker, Cheryl Harmon, will share information about: sources for preparation of perfume (including her trip to Grasse, France); use of flowers, etc. to create scents; how “notes” in a perfume are used; and, will share how she keeps a fragrance journal. A list of wonderful books that describe the world of perfumes will be exhibited for review. Cheryl Harmon is a graduate of both Temple and Drexel Universities, with a B.S. in Education and an M.S. in Library Science.  Participants will be offered a take-home vial of one of several fragrances.

Sunday April 27
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 

Fee: $60.00

A Tisket, A Tasket, Fill a May Day Basket

This 2025 twist on the May Day Basket will feature a charming 4-inch basket that we will plant with a couple echeveria plants (hens and chicks). The little basket can be hung on the door of a friend or neighbor, or tucked in a little corner of your garden to celebrate May Day! All supplies included.

Wed. April 30

Select: 5:00 OR 6:00

Fee: $10.00

Mushroom Tea Blending

Medicinal Mushrooms have amazing health benefits if consumed on a regular basis. One way to do that is utilizing mushroom powders in with tea formulas. We will play around with powdered Chaga, Reishi, Lion's Mane, and Cordyceps to find some tea blends that are functional and delicious. Taking the Medicinal Mushroom Exploration class first (April 10) is helpful, but not required. Susanna Reppert, instructor

Thurs May 1
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: $30.00

Mechanicsburg's Art & Wine Walk: Saturday, May 3

This town wide event features artists and wine tastings at participating businesses.  Come meet our artist on the side porch, and under the pavilion, sample the specialty honey wine mead crafted from the hives at Essiems Apiary. Essiem's apiary is an amalgamation of ancient elixirs with a modern flare.

Saturday, May 3 

11:00 – 4:00 pm

Stop in and visit our artist and sample the honey wine mead

(no ticket necessary).

Note: There is a fee if you are attending this town wide event and visiting the other participating businesses. There will be limited tickets available. 

Afternoon Tea - Wednesday, May 7 - Filled

Join us for Afternoon Tea which includes a fresh salad, followed by the traditional tea tray laden with assorted sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and delicious desserts. A bottomless pot of properly brewed loose leaf tea will accompany your meal. Treat yourself and your friends to a well-deserved break as you find serenity in a cup, relax, and enjoy this charming olde world tradition.

Wednesday, May 7 (Filled)

Select: 11:00 am, 12:00, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00/person (includes tax and gratuity)

National Herb Week - Herb Garden Tour

National Herb Week -  2025

Chamomile...herb of the year

Free Garden Tour - a fast paced tour of our many herb gardens. We have over 300 varieties of herbs in our garden. Come and discover the herbs we have and their uses! This seeing, tasting, touching tour is designed for all interests. Everyone will create a Chamomile Sleep Tea to take home. Enjoy tasty treats prepared by our tea room Sweet Remembrances featuring fresh herbs, served in the garden. Held rain or shine.

Wednesday, May 7th 
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
FREE EVENT - celebrate National Herb Week

Growing a Healing Herb Garden

Learn some of the medicinal herbs we can easily grow in this area. Instructions and guidance on when to harvest them and some of the simple preparations you can make with them will be featured in this class. This is a nice beginner's introduction both to gardening with herbs and medicinal herbs. Instructor is Susanna Reppert Brill.

Thursday, May 8th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00

Mother's Day TEA - Sunday, May 11

Join us at Sweet Remembrances as we dedicate this Afternoon Tea to Mother's! Celebrate Mother's Day with salad, sandwiches, scones, and delicate desserts at this full tea.

Sunday, May 11th (Filled)

Select: 1:00 pm
Fee: $60.00 (includes tax and gratuity)

Afternoon TEA Wednesday - May 14 - Filled

Join us for an elegant Afternoon Tea in May. Afternoon Tea includes a fresh salad, followed by the traditional tea tray laden with assorted sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and delicious desserts. A bottomless pot of properly brewed loose leaf tea will accompany your meal. Treat yourself and your friends to a well-deserved break as you find serenity in a cup, relax, and enjoy this charming olde world tradition.

Wednesday, May 14 (Filled)
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00/person (includes tax and gratuity)

Corner Patio Planter or Windowbox

Have a sunny corner on your stoop or deck for some herbs? Join us and plant your own culinary garden. Class will include various shaped resin planters, your personal choice of an assortment of six herbs, a review of their uses, planting and care and handouts. Please dress for the weather and bring garden gloves.

Thursday, May 15th

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Fee: $50.00 (incl. 6 plants)

        

Apprentice Gardener Night

Join us Friday evening and volunteer to help weed the herb gardens during Apprentice Gardener Night. Benefits include an educational opportunity as you help to maintain the herb gardens under the guided tutelage of Susanna Reppert, surplus seeds or plants harvested from the garden, a 10% discount in the shop the night you help, and an herbal dinner in the tea room.

Friday May 16 (Filled)
5:00 - 8:00 (call if bad weather threatens)
Free. Limited to 5 eager herb gardeners.

Afternoon Tea, Saturday, May 17 - Filled

Join us for an elegant Afternoon Tea that includes a fresh salad, followed by the traditional tea tray laden with assorted sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and delicious desserts. A bottomless pot of properly brewed loose leaf tea will accompany your meal. Treat yourself and your friends to a well-deserved break as you find serenity in a cup. Relax and enjoy this charming olde world tradition.

Saturday, May 17 (Filled)

Select: 11:00 am, 12:00, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00/person (includes tax and gratuity)

International Tea Day - May 21

Join us as we celebrate International Tea Day with tea and honey samplings under the pavilion at The Rosemary House. There will be a variety of our best selling hot and cold teas to pair with locally sourced award winning family owned honey from Honey in the Hollow Bee Farm, Newport PA. Taste, sample, savor, sip and browse the shop or rest a moment in the fragrant herb gardens. 

Wednesday May 21
1:00 - 5:00
FREE

Create Your Own Cement Garden Art!

This is so fun! Create charming bears, cats, dogs, and other creatures to decorate your garden! These cement animals adorably adorn the garden all year 'round. Bring plastic gloves and dress for the outdoors. Cedar Brill and Susanna Reppert will guide you through this fun, fun, fun class!

Thursday. May 22
6:30 - 7:30
Fee: $40.00

Afternoon Tea - Wednesday, May 28

Afternoon Tea includes a fresh salad, followed by the traditional tea tray laden with assorted sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and delicious desserts. A bottomless pot of properly brewed loose leaf tea will accompany your meal. Treat yourself and your friends to a well-deserved break as you find serenity in a cup, relax, and enjoy this charming olde world tradition.

Wednesday, May 28
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm (filled)
Fee: $45.00/person (includes tax and gratuity)

Evening Weed Walk - May 29

Have you always wanted to learn what weeds are edible, medicinal or possible harmful? While strolling our back alley, we will identify some common weeds and their uses. Have a fun and relaxing evening. Gather in the garden for tea beforehand. Held rain or shine.

Thursday, May 29th
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: $10.00

International Scone Day

Celebrate this very special day with us! Order a Traditional English Cream scone, served with sweet cream and jam, to enjoy in the garden with a cup of tea. Invite a friend or two! There will be seating under the pavilion and in the garden. In case of inclement weather, seating inside will be available.

Friday, May 30th
Select: 1:00 (Filled), 2:00, or 3:00
Fee: $10.00, per person (incl. scone, toppings, tea)

Afternoon Tea Dates

Additional Afternoon Tea dates for July, August, and September will be announced on Tuesday, June 10th.

Tuesday, June 10th at 10 am

Afternoon Tea, Tuesday, June 3 (Filled)

Full Afternoon Tea will be served today, including a salad, assorted tea sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and fun desserts all featuring a sunny summer tea.

Tuesday, June 3 (Filled)
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00, or 1:00 pm 
Fee: $45.00 (includes tax and gratuity)

Afternoon Tea - Saturday, June 7th - Filled

Full Afternoon Tea will be served today, including a salad, assorted tea sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and fun desserts all featuring a sunny summer tea.

Saturday, June 7th (Filled)
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00 (includes tax and gratuity)

Strawberry Moon Tea Party and Program - Filled

Celebrate the Strawberry Moon during this full Afternoon Tea party followed by an informative program on full moon lore. Rissa Miller will teach this dip into folklore about the moon (think green cheese) and the superstitions around it, blending science, history and folk stories into a truly magical lunar event.

Weds June 11th (Filled)
1:00 - 3:00
Fee: $60.00, inclusive

Make your own FAIRY or DRAGON GARDEN

Transform a whimsical planter into a charming fairy garden. All supplies will be provided to plant and decorate this creative fairy garden. Pathways, gazing pools, sleeping nooks, arbors and more can be built. Fairy lore and fairy tales will be told as you create. Bring your imagination and take home a treasure to tuck in a sunny corner of your garden. Moms and youngsters work together on one garden. We receive many compliments on "how creative" this class is.

Wednesday, June 11
6:30 - 8:00 pm
FEE: $30.00

Let's Talk About Inflammation

Is inflammation a healing response or a disease process? How are plants that reduce inflammation different from pharmaceutical drugs when it comes to easing inflammation? During this workshop we will look at what inflammation is and its causes as well as plants that help. Instructor: Susanna Reppert

Tuesday June 17
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: $20.00

Infusing Plants into your Spiritual Practice

Want to amplify and add a new level of richness into your current spiritual practice? Join Pat Banzhoff, local shaman, in a conversation about partnering in a meaningful way with a variety of plants. This session will include a dose of science and a dash of the mystic. All belief systems welcome.

Wednesday, June 18
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: $25.00

Apprentice Gardener Night

Affectionately referred to as 'weed and feed' by previous volunteers, please join us Friday evening and volunteer to tame the herb gardens during Apprentice Gardener Night. Benefits include an educational opportunity as you help to maintain the herb gardens under the guided tutelage of Susanna Reppert, surplus seeds or plants harvested from the garden, a 10% discount in the shop the night you help, and an herbal dinner in the tea room.

Friday, June 20
5:00 - 8:00 (call if bad weather threatens)
Free. Limited to 5 eager herb gardeners.

Lovely Lavender Tea Party

What can be more relaxing than lavender? Gather your friends and enjoy this unique tea party infused with lavender colors and flavors, from the salad, to assorted sandwiches, scones, and luscious lavender desserts! Immerse yourself in lavender at this special tea party prepared by Sweet Remembrances.

Saturday, June 21st (Filled)

1:00
Fee: $60.00, inclusive

Afternoon Tea - Wednesday, June 25

Full Afternoon Tea will be served today, including a salad, assorted tea sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and fun desserts all featuring a sunny summer tea.

Wednesday, June 25th
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00 (includes tax and gratuity)

Afternoon Tea - Saturday June 28 (Filled)

Full Afternoon Tea will be served today, including a salad, assorted tea sandwiches, oven fresh scones, fresh fruit, and fun desserts all featuring a sunny summer tea.

Saturday, June 28 (Filled)
Select: 11:00 am, 12:00, or 1:00 pm
Fee: $45.00 (includes tax and gratuity)

For Medicinal Purposes only, wink, wink

Learn how to make sipping liquors and delicious cordials at home. Susanna Reppert will share her hints and tips for making your own herb and berry liqueurs many of which are said to be useful for the digestive system, a warming blend for colds, as aphrodisiacs or to support the immune system. Recipes included. This is a FUN class! Complimentary samples will be served.

Tuesday, July 15th
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Fee: $25.00

TRIVIA Night & Tea Party

Join us for a delicious tea party and trivia night. Nancy Reppert will prepare a full tea party complete with salad, sandwiches, scones, fresh fruit, and dessert after which Angelica Brill will lead us in a few clever rounds of Trivia. Exercise those grey cells at this fun evening event. Tip: Famous Authors and their writings.

Wednesday July 16
6:00 - 8:00
Fee: $60.00, inclusive

Apprentice Gardener Night

Join us Friday evening and volunteer to help weed the herb gardens during Apprentice Gardener Night. Benefits include an educational opportunity as you help to maintain the herb gardens under the guided tutelage of Susanna Reppert, surplus seeds or plants harvested from the garden, a 10% discount in the shop the night you help, and an herbal dinner in the tea room.

Friday, July 18th
5:00 - 8:00 (call if bad weather threatens)
Free. Limited to 5 eager herb gardeners.

Hormonal Ups and Downs

This class is for women battling with their hormones. There are herbs which can help to balance the hormones and herbs to help with hormonal acne, anxiety, fertility, and menstrual woes. Lots of info will be shared in this class just for the ladies. Instructors are Molly Sams of The Essential Herbal Magazine and Susanna Reppert of The Rosemary House.

Wednesday July 23rd
6:30 - 8:30

Fee: $25.00

Taking Tea and Tarot Reading - Filled

Enjoy a relaxing full afternoon tea provided by Sweet Remembrances and a four card private tarot reading by Rhonda of Dancing Moon Beam, Elizabethville, PA.
Each seating is limited to 15. Reserve early!

Sunday, July 27 
Select: 11 am - 1 pm (Filled)

OR

Select: 1:30 - 3:30 pm (Filled) 

Fee: $65.00, inclusive

The Secrets of the Still

Susanna Reppert will set up her small glass still and demonstrate distilling herbs to produce essential oils and their by-product hydrosols/floral waters. The conversation will continue into different ways oils and waters should and should not be utilized in the herbal home. Each participant will leave with a small hydrosol sample.

Tuesday, August 12th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00

Apprentice Gardener Night

Many hands make light work during Apprentice Gardener Night. Benefits include an educational opportunity as you help to maintain the herb gardens under the guided tutelage of Susanna Reppert, surplus seeds or plants harvested from the garden, a 10% discount in the shop the night you help, and an herbal dinner in the tea room.

Friday August 15
5:00 - 8:00 (call if bad weather threatens)
Free. Limited to 5 eager herb gardeners.

Evening Tea Party and Book Chat

This evening is for book enthusiasts. Join us for an evening tea of salad, sandwiches, savory scone, dessert, and tea, followed by a book discussion of The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson. It spans several generations following a Dakhota family's struggle to preserve their way of life. This book is available new, used and on audiobook, and we have copies that you may borrow. Reading the book is encouraged or read reviews of the book and join us for an evening supper and chat.

Thursday August 21
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Fee: $45.00

FAIRY FESTIVAL - September 6 & 7

Calling all fairies, elves, wizards, hobbits and gnomes to this 30th annual event! Fairy Rose Fairy will be back to delight and entertain. Lots of crafts and activities including fairy wings to decorate, free fairy tattoos, free mining for gem blessing stones, free fairy dusted potpourri, and ivy halos.
Visit our “Fairy Food on the Fly” table. 
Check our website for the time schedule for music and entertainment (updated early August).
Perfect for ages 3 –11 and all who believe! Additional fees may apply for crafts.

Saturday, September 6
Sunday, September 7
10 am – 4 pm
Fee: $7.50 Admission

Rain or shine.
Please note: our gardens are unable to accommodate strollers, sorry for the inconvenience.

Apprentice Gardener Night

Consider volunteering to work in the herb garden during Apprentice Gardener Night. Benefits include an educational opportunity as you help to maintain the herb gardens under the guided tutelage of Susanna Reppert, surplus seeds or plants harvested from the garden, a 10% discount in the shop the night you help, and an herbal dinner in the tea room.

Friday September 12 (Filled)
5:00 - 8:00 (call if bad weather threatens)
Free. Limited to 5 eager herb gardeners.

Witchcraft, Faith-Healing, & Pow-Wow in Pennsylvania

Interested in charms, enchantments, occult history and lore that have been found all over the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania? According to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, "Pennsylvania is a national leader in religious diversity and expression." This cultural heritage beginning with Pennsylvania's founder, William Penn, has continued to this day. Because of this, you can see why Pennsylvania has been the home of such a wide variety of views, from the most free-thinking to the most conservative. The magic found within this land has influenced and been influential in spiritual & occult expressions all over the world, from Appalachian folk practices, to the Hoodoo Candle Shop magic, to the Obeah of the Caribbean, and many other places where those with a penchant for all things hidden (occult) can be found. We'll be starting from the early 1800s and work our way through to our modern times. Out instructor is Matt D, who loves midnight bonfires with friends, the folklore of herbs and plants, and nature walks in the woods.

Tuesday Sept. 16th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Fee: $25.00

Pennsylvania Tea Festival - Sept. 19th - 20th

We are delighted to be the host for the eighth annual Pennsylvania Tea Festival. This event will be held in the herb gardens of The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances and celebrates the wide variety of specialty teas, herbal tisanes, tea preparation and tea culture. A range of tea merchants and vendors selling all things TEA will be on hand to share their knowledge about tea and tea culture. This two day event will feature lectures on tea, specialty workshops and tea tastings. Whether you are a beginning tea enthusiast or a seasoned tea guru, there will be something for everyone. 

Our Tea Festival Sponsors include: Tea Time Magazine, The Essential Herbal Magazine, Jing Si Tea, Tea-For-All, Tea by Two, and Kanlo Tea. Tea festival tote bags are provided by The Mid-Atlantic Tea Business Association.

Be sure to 'Like Us' on Facebook and follow us on Instagram. Share your photos!  

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Tickets are $15.00 in advance or $18.00 the day of the event. Tickets will be available via Humanitix on July 1st. If you want to avoid service fees, stop in at The Rosemary House to pick up your advance ticket. Or contact Susanna (no later than Sept. 13), she will mail them to you in advance!


Friday, September 19
Saturday, September 20
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Admission: $18.00 (day of event)

Intro to Plant Based Foods for Fall Entertaining

 Join us for a festive and flavorful Vegan Fall Food Class! This interactive class is designed to inspire you to create delicious, plant-based dishes that will please everyone at the table. Whether you're new to the lifestyle, need to cook for a vegan guest, or have been eating plant-based for years, our instructor Rissa Miller will have tips, techniques, and recipes to make the season's eatings flow seamlessly. Tastings will include winter greens salad, sage gravy over roasted butternut squash, shepherd's pie, and pumpkin bread pudding. Guests will receive a recipe packet of wintery vegan recipes to create tasty, compassionate new meal traditions!

Wednesday, Sept, 24th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: $45.00, inclusive

Make Your Own Herbal Medicine

Interested in learning how to make your own tinctures, salves, creams, poultices, bath blends and more. Susanna Reppert-Brill will demonstrate the many medicines that you can create from your herb garden. Everyone will sample, sniff, touch, or taste many medicines. Fast Moving, Entertaining and Informative, this is a very popular class. 

Thursday, Sept 25th
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Fee: $25.00

The Wives of Henry the VIII Tea Party & Program

Spend the afternoon enjoying a royal tea party prepared by Sweet Remembrances followed by a Herstory program inspired by the six wives of Henry the VIII. Presentation by Angelica Brill.

Sunday, Sept 28 (Filled)
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $60.00, inclusive

All About CHAI

Masala chai (or more casually shortened to 'chai' in America) is the traditional drink of India and defined as a blend of black tea, milk, sugar, and spices. We will explore the history of chai, the spices both "cooling" and "warming", and their health purposes as well as how to prepare a variety of chai tea blends and chai lattes. Taste several different varieties of Chai during this informative tasting session. Susanna Reppert Brill of The Rosemary House is the instructor.

Tuesday, September 30
6:30 - 8:00
Fee: $25.00

Embrace Your Dark Side Afternoon Tasting

Join Mike Slater and Thomas Roache authors of H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon, the legendary and forbidden cookbook of the dead that is "alien to all sane and balanced readers." This cookbook contains many dark (but still delicious) secrets within its pages. The book comes with desperate warnings about the recipes and is infested with sanity-melting and mouth-watering illustrations, but only those who are brave enough to undertake a taste will discover the true genius and deliciousness of this book. This afternoon will be a tasting and sampling of a few of the funny, horrible and bizarre dishes interspersed with tales from the authors of their inspiration and creation of Red Duke Games, Wrightsville, PA. Cookbooks available to purchase, if you dare.

Sunday, Oct 5th
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Fee: $45.00

Bay Leaf Kitchen Wreath

Create a very easy and quite pretty kitchen wreath made with dried bay leaves, chili peppers, cinnamon sticks, dried orange and apple pieces and more. Fun for all ages, children aged 8 and up welcome.

Wednesday October 8

7:00 pm –8:00 pm
Fee: $25.00

Edible Gifts with Herbs

Everyone loves a homemade gift!  Instructions to make vinegars, flavored oils, mustards, liqueurs, beverage mixes, herbal rice and other seasoning blends all made with either fresh or dried herbs will be shared. Participants will be provided recipes and taste samples!

Thursday, October 16
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $25.00

Herbs to Support your Nervous System

This will be a discussion of favorite nervine herbs and specific herbs that are deeply calming and relaxing. Do you feel stressed, anxious, not sleeping well? These are the herbs that you need to learn about! Susanna Reppert, instructor.

Tuesday, Oct. 21st
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Fee: $20.00

Trials and Tribulations of Witches & Afternoon Tea

Enjoy a seasonal Afternoon Tea party followed by a program about Witch Trials from ancient times to the nineteenth century, including the only recorded witchcraft trial in Pennsylvania. Mark Podvia, presenter, is a member of the emeritus faculty of the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Strange Case of Dr. Paul Schoeppe as well as over 75 articles and reviews.

Friday, October 31 (Filled)
1:00 - 3:00
Fee: $60.00, inclusive

Tea Blending Fun!

Learn the basics of the different teas, how to properly brew tea and discover many guidelines for creating your own tea formulas using a large variety of ingredients such as herbs from the garden, black tea or green tea, spices from the cupboard, and fruits and nuts. Everyone will try their hand at making a tea blend. Susanna Reppert Brill instructor.

Thursday November 6th
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $25.00

Fly Girls Afternoon Tea Party & Program - Filled

Join us for a delicious afternoon tea party followed by a program on female pilots of WWII. Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilot's license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms. Presented by Sarah Parry Myers, Assoc. Prof of History and author of Earning Their Wings. Sarah is delightful and brings the plight of these heroic women to life. 

Sunday, Nov 9th (Filled)
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Fee: $60.00, inclusive

Merry Mechanicsburg Mercantile

This special town wide event features over 40 vendors and food trucks throughout downtown Mechanicsburg. At The Rosemary House, we will have a curated selection of 8 vendors under the pavilion and in the garden. A special blend of tea will be served in the shop.

Saturday, Nov. 15th
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
FREE (But there will be plenty of opportunities to purchase treasures!)

FIRE CIDER and Herbs for Winter Health

Want to learn more about medicinal herbs? This is the class for you! We will explore the many herbs and remedies that can be used to keep you and your family healthy over the winter. Class will also review the many different versions of fire cider. All supplies will be provided for participants to make their own fire cider to take home. Remedies for coughs, colds, flues and general wintertime tonics will be explored.

Wednesday, Nov. 19 

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Fee: $25.00

A Way of Life - Practical Herbalism Course - Monthly Sessions: Sunday, Jan - Oct, 2026

The Rosemary House is excited to offer this 10 month immersive herbalism course beginning in January 2026 and running through October 2026. This class, now in its 5th year, combines herbal pioneer and superstar Rosemary Gladstar's Science and Art of Herbalism Correspondence Material with Susanna Reppert's years of herbal experience. All participants will receive Rosemary's highly esteemed course (valued at $375). If you already own her course, we will happily deduct that from the cost of our program.

Practical Herbalism is the unique blend of extensive information and full sensory experience in the classroom and the garden. The Rosemary House which serves as the "campus" for this course is the not so silent teacher/partner in the program providing a venue that offers the herbs to see, touch, taste and smell while learning. A Way of Life Practical Herbalism Course teaches not just medicinal herbalism but dips into gardening, crafting, culinary and lifestyle tips with herbs.

About the Instructor: Susanna Reppert is a 6th generation herbalist eager to share her passion for herbs. In addition to being a student of Rosemary Gladstar's program and a graduate of David Winston's School of Herbal Therapeutics, she has a wealth of knowledge gleaned from 50 years behind the desk at The Rosemary House. Rosemary Gladstar whose course work will be the basis for the class, is a pioneer in the herbal movement and has been called the "godmother of American Herbalism". She is the founder of the California School of Herbal Studies, the oldest running school in the US and the author of the Science and Art of Herbalism at-home course. She is also the author of numerous books.

Program Includes:

• All materials including Rosemary Gladstar's Art and Science of Herbal Medicine
• A one year online subscription to The Essential Herbal Magazine
• Presentations by Guest Lecturers
• Tastes and Samples of Herbal Teas
• Hands on "make and take" projects
• Certificate from Rosemary Gladstar's Science and Art of Herbalism Course
• Certificate from 'A Way of Life' Practical Herbalism Course 
• (Note: Receipt of both Certificates based upon attendance and completion of assignments). 

Program dates for 2026: 

Jan 18, Feb 15, Mar 15, April 19, May 17, 

June 21, July 19, Aug 23, Sept 20, Oct 11.

Program Time: Sundays 10 am- 4 pm

Program Tuition for 2026: $1,300.00 if registered before 12/10/2025; if registered after 12/10 tuition is: $1,450.00.

A non-refundable deposit of $400.00 is required by Dec 1st.  Individual payment plans may be arranged. 

Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate