Gardening & Herbal Musings

The Mouse in the Delphiniums...a true-tale.

A true-tale of life and death.

All taking place amidst the towering Delphiniums of Jewell Gardens, in SE Alaska.

A fable of mini-proportions.

Emily Grace WillisApril 10, 2024

Moments with a Lynx...

Third time’s the charm…

NatureEmily Grace WillisJanuary 31, 2024Nature, Wildlife, Wild, Alaska, Skagway, Skagway Alaska, Lynx, Wild cat, Nature encounter, wild animal

"When I grow up..."

“… I want to be a Nature Writer..."

Fireweed Seed takes Flight

Fireweed seed takes flight…

Emily Grace WillisNovember 3, 2023alaska, fireweed, autumn, blueberries, poem, poetry, alaska poem, alaska poetryComment

Plant Communications

A story of Red Roots + Oregon Grape Root

Q&A

“If you could ask me just one question, what would it be?”

Lilac Enfleurage

Some years ago, I made a Lilac enfleurage, and was quite pleased with the results. An enfleurage is an older French method for infusing the aroma of delicate, wonderfully scented flowers, into a solid fat like coconut oil or lard. I tried to infuse Lilacs into oils many, many times and never, ever did I get the scent to come through properly. This technique captures Lilacs floral glory wonderfully!

Heavenly Herbs

A look at easily grown and harvested garden herbs. Lavender, Peppermint, Chives, Calendula and Thyme are featured here with growing & harvesting tips and interesting info for you to check out!

Ethical Foraging

Archaic Joy’s 7 Guidelines for an Ethical Harvest

Creating a faery house, seasonal altar or nature offering...

Working with what you have to create sanctuary for the faeries and spirits of the land…some thoughts, examples and a magical moment with a rabbit.

Emily Grace WillisNovember 7, 2021faery, fairy, faery house, fairy house, altar, offering, nature, nature offering, nature altar, equinox, solstice, pagan, create sanctuary, create magicComment

Carrot Seed Saving

Here I’ll share my story on how I learned to successfully save carrot seeds. It truly was by listening to the plants (as well as having a pretty good background in gardening and seed saving in general) that I came about this technique.

Elderberries & Autumn in Idaho

Elderberry: meeting and medicine.

Truth telling

Emily Grace WillisAugust 21, 2021truth, current events, experience, share, natural health, mental health

Early Spring Gardening Tips

In northern climates, March can be the month where Spring really begins to stir. Mixed in with snow and rain are those cheek warming days where the sun is visibly higher and the light is longer and you feel ALIVE. Energy is moving more, in the soil, in our bodies. This musing focuses on seed starting indoors for the home gardener. Hope you enjoy!

GardeningEmily Grace WillisMarch 2, 2021Comment

A year in review...2019

Shifting back into work at Jewell Gardens. More talk about herbalism and production of herbal ‘products’. Living a plant-led life.

Emily Grace WillisFebruary 21, 2021garden, organic, career shift, jewell gardens, familyComment

Puppy love & Chai tea

There’s a new puppy in the house! Also chatting about chai tea and the holiday season. Here I give you the recipe for my chai tea blend that is absolutely fabulous!

Emily Grace WillisFebruary 21, 2021christmas, holidays, soltice, chia tea recipe, chai teaComment

A little introduction...2017

Here I chat sustainable and ethical wild harvesting and a little bit about childhood and how being in Nature influenced my path. First blog post originally published in November 2017!

Emily Grace WillisFebruary 10, 2021wild harvest, sustainable, childhood, herbalism, medicinal plantsComment