Homegrown Apothecary
Custom herbal gardens shaped by your needs and the land you love
There is something really special about growing your own medicine. Long before you make a tea, tincture a root, or turn an herb into a salve, you have already begun developing a relationship with that plant.
You plant it, water it, watch it grow, harvest it, and eventually learn how to make medicine from it. Over time you begin to understand the plant in a way that is difficult to get from simply buying dried herbs.
I think of it a lot like growing your own food. There is a different connection when something comes from your own garden and you have been part of the process from beginning to end. Herbal medicine is much the same.
Through Homegrown Apothecary, I help people design and grow medicinal herb gardens that fit their needs, their property, and what they actually want to use.
Whether you are starting a new garden or want to incorporate medicinal herbs into an existing landscape, I can help you choose plants that will grow well where you live and teach you how to grow, harvest, prepare, and work with them.
I have been practicing herbalism for over 25 years and have spent the last five years putting much more of my focus into growing medicinal plants. This has given me the opportunity to work with these plants from seed and soil all the way through harvest and medicine making.
What I Offer
I work with you to create an herbal garden that makes sense for your space and what you would like to grow and use.
I work with you to create an herbal garden that makes sense for your space and what you would like to grow and use.
• Custom medicinal herb gardens
Designed around the herbs you want to work with and the growing conditions of your land.
•Perennial herbal gardens
Medicinal plants that return year after year and can provide many seasons of harvest.
•Kitchen and culinary herb gardens
Useful herbs that can move easily between the kitchen and home apothecary.
•Ayurvedic herb gardens
Gardens incorporating Ayurvedic herbs and plants chosen around your constitution and individual needs.
•Family herbal gardens
A selection of useful, approachable herbs for creating a simple home apothecary.
•Plant monographs
Detailed information about the medicinal plants in your garden, including traditional uses, harvesting, preparation, and medicine making.
•Herbal education
Learn how to harvest and use what you grow, including teas, infusions, tinctures, oils, salves, and other simple herbal preparations.
•Organic growing practices
Gardens designed with the health of the plants, soil, pollinators, and surrounding ecosystem in mind.
What Can We Grow
A surprising number of medicinal plants grow really well here in the Pacific Northwest.
Depending on your space and what you are interested in working with, we might grow Kapoor Tulsi, Ashwagandha, Chamomile, Lovage, Self Heal, Elecampane, Grindelia, Lavender, Valerian, Hops, Wood Betony, Blue Vervain, Motherwort, Marshmallow, and many others.
The plants we choose will depend on your growing conditions, available space, and how much time you want to spend tending your garden.
Who Is This For
You don't need to be an herbalist or an experienced gardener. Maybe you already grow medicinal plants and want to expand your garden, or maybe you simply want to start growing a handful of useful herbs at home.
I can help with the garden itself while also teaching you about the plants, when to harvest them, and what to do with them once they are ready.
Location & Availability
Serving Whatcom and Skagit Counties, Washington.
Travel and remote consultations are also available by request.
I offer a free onsite exploratory consultation where we can walk your property, talk about what you would like to grow, and see what might work for your space.
For more information or to schedule a consultation:
