Hay fever hasn't necessarily finished when the grasses fade. Let's make a simple late-summer aromatherapy inhaler - exploring eucalyptus, Ravintsara, peppermint and lavender, what the research actually tells us, and three beautifully simple blends for your home apothecary.

Fire cider is a fiery herbal vinegar made with apple cider vinegar, pungent roots, herbs and spices, then balanced with honey. Discover its fascinating folk-herbal history, what each ingredient brings to the jar and how to make - and actually use - my aromatic fire cider at home.

Elderberries always feel like one of the first little nudges towards autumn for me - even when I'm still very much holding onto summer. They sit beautifully between food and medicine, summer abundance and autumn preparation. Gathering them gives me a small job to do now that helps me begin imagining and preparing for the season ahead, without needing to hurry summer out of the door. They're unusually early here in the UK this year, so rather than rushing to turn them into syr

Elderberry is the elder tree's second harvest: glossy purple-black fruit arriving as summer begins to turn towards autumn. In this complete guide, we'll learn how to recognise when elderberries are ripe, harvest and prepare them safely, preserve them for later and explore their long history in traditional herbal medicine alongside what modern research actually tells us.

Curious about bergamot mint essential oil? Learn how this beautifully balanced mint differs from peppermint, what it's used for, how to blend it safely and what current research says.

Learn how to make lavender infused honey using dried lavender and raw honey. This simple home apothecary recipe captures the gentle floral flavour of summer, with tips on choosing the right lavender, selecting a good honey and delicious ways to enjoy your finished infusion.

Looking for simple ways to get children outdoors this summer? Discover 25 nature-inspired activities for the holidays, from growing sunflowers and making botanical art to butterfly walks, scent hunts and blackberry picking. Plus, download the free 40-page Summer Apothecary Challenge.

Three simple handmade aromatherapy gifts made from a handful of useful home apothecary ingredients. Discover how I made Revive Foot Bath Melts, a Reset Body + Foot Polish and botanical lip balms as end-of-year gifts for my son's teachers.

Learn how to make homemade vanilla extract with just vanilla beans, alcohol and a little patience. This simple step-by-step guide shares the method I use at home, along with tips on choosing vanilla beans, selecting the best alcohol and why summer has become my favourite time to start a new bottle.

dōTERRA's Lavender Essential Oil - Lavandula Angustifolia If there is one essential oil that has quietly earned its place in almost every home apothecary, it is lavender. So familiar has it become, that it's easy to overlook. We associate it with clean laundry, relaxing baths and sleepy pillow sprays, often forgetting that behind its gentle floral fragrance lies one of the most extensively studied medicinal plants in modern aromatherapy. For centuries, lavender has been value

Discover practical ways to use lavender essential oil in everyday life, from sleep and skincare to diffuser blends, homemade gifts and your home apothecary.

Choosing an essential oil shouldn't feel like guesswork. This evidence-informed guide explores the journey from plant to bottle, helping you understand what quality really means and the questions worth asking before you buy.

The Ancient Herbal Preparation That Deserves a Place in Every Modern Kitchen Elderflower Oxymel If you're never heard of an oxymel before, don't worry, you're certainly not alone. Despite being used for over two thousand years, oxymels remain one of the most overlooked preparations in modern herbalism. Part herbal remedy, part everyday ingredient, an oxymel is simply herbs infused into vinegar and honey. Also sometimes called a 'shrub'. What I really love about them, and wher

Creating a UK Aromatherapy & Apothecary Garden. What to Grow, What to Forage and Why Your Garden Doesn't Stop At The Gate