The Apothecary

Something is being made

The physical apothecary is coming later. For now, this is the worktable — what is being developed, tested and drawn.

One day there will be a small shop here: teas and blends, salves and syrups, journals and prints, all made in small batches by hand. It isn't here yet, on purpose.

Every recipe on this site is made, filmed and written down before anything is made for sale. A blend goes through batch after batch at our own table before it is good enough to send to anyone else's. When something is truly ready, it will appear here — and the people on the letters list will hear first.

In development

On the worktable

  • Handmade Paper Goods

    Botanical Labels

    Hand-drawn labels for jars of jam, tea, oil and syrup — printed on cotton paper.

    Status Drawing the first twelve plants

  • Apothecary

    Calendula Salve

    The plain golden salve from the garden's calendula, in small tins.

    Status Sourcing tins and testing shelf life

  • Botanical Art

    Herbarium Prints

    Ink drawings of the plants in these pages, printed as small editions.

    Status First drawings in progress

  • Journals

    The Nature Journal

    A linen-bound notebook for garden notes, pressed flowers and seasonal observations.

    Status Choosing the paper

  • Handmade Goods

    Tulsi Cards

    A small set of cards with Tulsi the cat wandering through the seasons.

    Status Sketchbook stage

  • Teas & Herbal Blends

    Winter Forest Blend

    Linden, rose hip, lemon balm and orange peel. The kitchen-shelf blend, being refined for others to brew.

    Status Testing batch four · adjusting the rose hip

Eventually

What the apothecary will hold

  • Teas & Herbal Blends

    Dried flowers, leaves and fruit, blended in small batches from the recipes in the Herbal Cupboard.

  • Apothecary

    Salves, balms and infused oils, made the slow way.

  • Books

    Food & Drink, and Herbalism & Home — growing chapter by chapter.

  • Journals

    Notebooks for gardens, kitchens and seasonal observation.

  • Botanical Art

    Ink drawings and prints of the plants in these pages.

  • Handmade Goods

    Labels, cards, and other small things made by hand.

Be told when the first batch is ready

No countdowns, no launch hype. One letter when there is something to hold in your hands.

A few letters a season. Never more than that.