Subject: The scents of memory – plants from our grandmothers’ gardens
Presented by: Katarzyna Rymarz

An event focusing on plants that have been part of everyday life for generations – in gardens, the kitchen and the home medicine cabinet. The scent of mint, lime blossom or thyme can instantly bring back memories of a summer garden, a childhood kitchen or a holiday in the countryside.
During the meeting, we will talk about plants found in old gardens and herbariums. We will examine their significance in tradition, culture and everyday domestic practices. It will also be an opportunity to experience plants with all your senses – through smell, touch and observation.
During the practical session, participants will create their own scented herbal sachets, made from aromatic plants such as lavender, mint, thyme and rose petals. These natural blends can be used to aromatize your home, wardrobes or pillows, bringing the scent of summer back to you for a long time to come.
The meeting takes the form of a storytelling session, a sensory experience and a relaxed workshop, in which plants serve as a starting point for a conversation about memory, tradition and nature in everyday life.

Art in the High Noon
A series of meetings devoted to art and culture in a broad sense, addressed to people aged 60+. The meetings offer discussions on contemporary art, and creative activities that develop cognitive processes, improving manual dexterity by learning different art techniques and forms of art.

Katarzyna Rymarz – creator of the Makowisko symbiosis garden in Sienna, educator and advocate of a natural lifestyle. For many years, she has been running workshops, classes and educational activities on herbalism, medicinal plants and the culinary traditions of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region.
An advocate for intangible cultural heritage in the field of the traditional use of herbs and medicinal plants. A graduate of the Faculty of Horticulture and Biotechnology at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences and of easel painting at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
In her work, she combines academic knowledge, practical experience and artistic sensitivity, inspiring people to live in harmony with nature, tradition and the rhythm of the seasons.

workshop
13.04.2026, 12:00
20 Gdańska St.