Tours and Facility Rentals

LUNCHEON & PROGRAM
Minimum Fee $150
$15.00 / person 
10 or more persons
HIGH TEA & PROGRAM
6 Items & hot tea = $15.00/person Min. $150
15 Items & 2 beverages = $24.00/person Min. $240
24 Items & 2 beverages = $30.00/person Min. $300
$15 / person
$24 / person
$30 / person 
10 or more persons
TOUR & PROGRAM
Minimum Fee $100
$5.00 / person 
20 or more persons
 
OTHER (Please specify)
GROUP / TALK / SHOW
 
Charge as needed
SPF or GARDEN & PAVILION
RENTAL
(CIRCLE ONE)
$50.00 Flat Fee
SPF and GARDEN & PAVILLION
RENTAL
$95.00 Flat Fee

In addition to selling a variety of supplements and other natural remedies, Mari-Mann is also recognized as an official Illinois Herb Garden. Private luncheons & Herb Farm Tours are available. Mari-Mann also rents facilities to the public:

Please Note – Children under 10 are ½ price and infants are free. Please contact us for more info.

Program
  • General time is from 11am – 1pm / Monday – Saturday. Program lasts approx. 40 min / lunch 1 hr / shopping 1 hr.
  • Weather permitting, the program will start in the Pavilion and continue into the Garden, otherwise all inside Sugar Plum House.
  • Programs are given year round and Mari-Mann™ always has an ample supply of herbs and education.
  • During the program a sampling of our “Famous” Lavender Lemonade will be served.
  • At the end of the luncheon a 10min Mari-Mann video with Maribeth is shown. You are then free to revisit the garden, enjoy our gift shop and/or have a meeting.
Luncheon
Appetizer (Mari-Mann’s™ Dilly Dip or Cheeseball with vegetables or healthy crackers)
Entrée Options (choose one for the entire group)
 
Our famous Herbal Crepe Sandwich – Twelve layers of “healthy goodies” divided by our specialty “iced” homemade savory crepes using Mari-Perfect Herb Seasoning ™. Each layer is filled with veggies, thinly sliced ham, smoked turkey, egg, and cheese. Finally, the sandwich is “iced” with a layer of cream cheese mixed with our Mari-Herb™ Mix and topped off with edible flowers and decorative herbs.

Mari-Meatball Sub on sweet Italian bread with meatballs (seasoned with Mari-Mann™ Meatball Mix), cheese and Spoon Herbal Sauce™.

Mari-Meatloaf (seasoned with Mari-Mann™ Meatball Mix), and Spoon Herbal Sauce™ served warm with Mari-Dilly Broiler Melt™ Potato and seasonal sides.

Maribeth’s Gourmet Gingered Chicken Salad Sandwich
 
Fresh Fruit (seasonal) or warm Fruit Compote with Mari-Mann™ Cranberry Tangerine Chutney
Healthy Chips and Mari-Mann Spoon Herbal Sauce™ (Mari-Mann’s Specialty Tomato Sauce)
 
To Drink – Our House favorite Blend Berry Berry™ Tea and/or Mari-Mann™ spring water fresh from our spring. All served iced unless otherwise requested.
 
Dessert: Mari-Mann’s™ Famous Chocolate Mousse & Assorted Tea Room Cookies
 
Tea Party Luncheon 6 items, a variety of sweets and savories, and hot tea.
 
We try to accommodate your private use of our facilities. If you need to have a meeting or “get together” combined with our luncheon and program, please let us know.
 
Allergy Information: Many luncheon items include dairy products, egg products, flour (gluten). No nuts are used in most items (occasionally some tea cookies have nuts or trace amounts)

     

    Flowers & Herbs on the Crepe Sandwich

    Green Whorls

    Burnet – Often called Salad Burnet as it has a lovely cucumber taste and is extremely popular as a salad herb and garnish.

    Pretty Little Heart-Shaped Flowers

    Johnny Jump Ups – Also known as heartsease. This pretty little flower comes under Culpepper’s “Doctrine of Signatures” as it is heart-shaped. Historically, it was munched upon to strengthen the heart.

    Purple Flowers

    Chive Blossoms – These are beginning to be quite in vogue for all type of cooking (salads, soups, meats and vegetable dishes), as they are quite decorative. Remember they have a fairly strong onion flavor, so it’s best to break them in small pieces and sprinkle over your food as you do with salt and pepper.

    Rose Blossoms

    Rose – Yes, the blossom of the rose is edible. Go easy as with the chive blossoms. Imbibes a light almost vanilla like quality to gourmet dishes.

    Small White Blossoms

    Sweet Woodruff Blossoms – These tiny white blossoms are usually found garnishing “May WINE” and impart a herbal flavor with green notes that are refreshing and pleasant. These blossoms have a distinct German credential. It is part of the tradition of the maypole, an annual ritual that brought together the unmarried women and men of a village. Both the flowers on the maypole and the fresh herbs in the wine honored youth and springtime.

    Yellow Center and In Circles

    Calendula – A Chef’s favorite and often called the “Poor Man’s” saffron. It imparts a beautiful gold color and somewhat “saffron like” flavor to rice, sauces etc.
    The Calendula flower is also made into a cream or ointment. It is often used as a homeopathic treatment for abrasions, cuts, scratches, rashes, and dry skin also as a wonderful night cream for wrinkles. It also has several carotenoids including lutein and zeaxanthin, which are great for eye health.

    PLEASE NOTE – Every Crepe Sandwich is a work of art. The edible garnishments will vary according to season and availability.