June 1, 2020August 22, 2020APOTHECARYRose Rosa gallica (Rosaceae) We LOVE our rose tea. Here on The Villa we brew Pu’er tea with rose petals and calendula petals on these hot …
May 1, 2020August 22, 2020APOTHECARYVitex Chaste Tree – Vitex Chaste Tree, Chinese Vitex, Vitex Berry: however you know this plant, most have heard of it or seen it in the …
April 1, 2020August 22, 2020APOTHECARYEchinacea Echinacea purpurea In this new age, paradigm shift of the coronavirus outbreak, more and more people are looking for ways to boost their immune systems …
March 1, 2020August 22, 2020APOTHECARYLemon Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck Winter hit me hard this year. As all of our beloved trees and perennials went into hibernation so did we. Being …
February 1, 2020August 22, 2020APOTHECARYCedar Cedrus spp. (Pinaceae) Here on the Villa we create smudge bundles with cedar that we grow. We burn cedar ritually, to clear and purify our …