Slow Botanicals Blog

It's winter. The mornings are dark, evening starts early. I actually like these long, dark days. I find them as exciting, even if not as...

My family is away right now. They're in Quebec, visiting family, playing in the snow, tubing down snowy hills, cross country skiing and...

Happy Holidays! Happy Solstice! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Now that we are getting to the latter part of this special holiday time,...

The last couple of weeks have flown by. I know that much has happened. Our first frost and snow, a huge wind storm, power outages,...

Recently, my daughter’s school’s PTO gave out certificates of appreciation and accompanying gifts to treasured members of the community...

Our autumn so far feels more like summer than what fall is meant to be. My daily life is ruled by the rhythms of the seasons, and so this...

A transition of seasons is upon us. It has become darker outdoors and I have turned on the light in my greenhouse and set the timer....

August has continued to be full. Harvesting of veggies, fruit and flowers has continued. In my studio, I can see less and less of my...

August is here and that means I am in my most labour intensive month of the entire year. Vegetable, flower and fruit all ripen at a...

I really missed writing last week! The last two weeks have been very full. In my family life, the garden, and other going-ons with my...

Months of long rainy weather means that more than the usual amount of weeds have popped up all over the garden this year. I use a lot of...

This is what happens behind the scenes in the summer for a small business in a small town. Slow Botanicals garden grown skin care

Dreamy Poppies are Blooming Everywhere in the Garden I knew exactly what I wanted to write about this week. I have been reflecting on...

I have been enjoying the special quality of light that has been falling on me, as I wash and slice freshly harvested strawberries

I never dreamed I'd make soap. However, I did imagine I'd find more ways to nourish and heal your skin.

I love this time of year when the wild roses are blooming. The bloom time is short, so I make sure to visit them often to take in lessons.

For the past several days, I have kept having the uncomfortable sensation that I am waiting for something. This is unusual for me. Most...

Over the past week, I have quite enjoyed myself while blending, mixing and pouring a fair bit of botanical skin balm and soap. Recently,...

While working the garden, I thought about how my garden tactics have changed, just like my parenting. For similar reasons.

Throughout my adult days, there have been the same threads always running through and determining how I spend my daily life.