BY KAREN BOSSICK

Learn how to build relationships with plants for holistic health and happiness when herbalist Susie Michael presents the final part of her three-part series on gardening and herbalism.

The free presentation will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Hailey Town Center West, 116 S. River St.

Michael of Willowfeather LLC is a Master’s level clinically trained practitioner of Ayurveda and Western Vitalism, a certified practitioner of energy medicine and aromatherapy, and a longtime landscape gardener and designer. In working with plants, she has discovered that they have innate multidimensional healing power of plants.

Those taking part in Saturday’s presentation can expect to learn about:

botany identification

human physiology in relation to plants

local medicinal & nutritive plants

the role plants play in self-care

how to best use medicinal herbs.