A living apothecary
Gaia’s Garden Journal
Photos from Gaia’s herbal medicine garden in Umpire, Arkansas’s Ouachita foothills. This is what becomes your bottle , planting, harvest, flower peak, wild companions, seasons turning.
Every essence, tincture, and tea you see on our shelves started here, by Gaia’s hand.
June 15, 2026
16 photos
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed and sign in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Sign in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
June 11, 2026
7 photos
June 10, 2026
1 photo
June 8, 2026
31 photos
Motherwort in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Yarrow in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis, greenhouse and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Motherwort in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Daylily in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Yarrow in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Mullein in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Sign and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Sign and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis, lattice and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Sage in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis, greenhouse and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Motherwort in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Motherwort in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, June 2026.
June 3, 2026
18 photos
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed and planter in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Chamomile in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis in the medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
The medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Calendula in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Mint in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis, lattice and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Trellis and raised bed in the medicine garden, June 2026.
Daylily in the medicine garden, June 2026.
May 31, 2026
11 photos
Calendula in the medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
Yarrow in the medicine garden, May 2026.
May 30, 2026
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May 29, 2026
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May 24, 2026
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May 22, 2026
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May 17, 2026
6 photos
May 16, 2026
1 photoRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
May 15, 2026
3 photosLavender featured prominently in this group. See all lavender →
May 14, 2026
4 photos
May 12, 2026
5 photos
May 11, 2026
8 photos
Yarrow and poppy in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Onyx in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Onyx in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Yarrow in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Samadhi in the medicine garden, May 2026.
The medicine garden, May 2026.
Daylily in the medicine garden, May 2026.
May 10, 2026
3 photosRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
May 7, 2026
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May 6, 2026
1 photoRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
May 5, 2026
12 photosRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
The medicine garden, May 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Raised bed, trellis and basket in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Trellis, raised bed and fence in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, May 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, May 2026.
May 4, 2026
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May 2, 2026
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April 29, 2026
9 photosRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
Chamomile in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Chamomile in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Chamomile in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
April 28, 2026
8 photos
Onyx in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Seed tray and raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Comfrey in the medicine garden, April 2026.
April 27, 2026
26 photosRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
First buds forming on the rose bushes at Gaia's Garden. Once the petals open, this is the plant that becomes our Heartful Flower Essence: rose, the heart's herb across Western herbal traditions.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
A single rose in full bloom against the Zen Home at Gaia's Garden, with others still in bud on the same bush. These are the petals we infuse for our Heartful Flower Essence.
Rose bush mid-bloom at Gaia's Garden, one flower fully open while others are still closed. The opened blooms are what we harvest for our Heartful Flower Essence.
Two rose buds opening at Gaia's Garden. We watch this stage closely; once the petals unfurl fully, the harvest window for our Heartful Flower Essence is just a few days long.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
California poppies and mint companions at Gaia's Garden. The mints crowd in around the poppies but never overtake them; the poppy's lacy foliage holds its space.
A cluster of California poppies at Gaia's Garden, in peak bloom. They are mostly self-seeding now; we planted the original generation a few years back.
California poppies and monarda growing side-by-side at Gaia's Garden. They are both medicinal and they both attract pollinators, which is part of why we keep them together.
California poppies with the food forest at Gaia's Garden behind, late afternoon sun reaching through the trees. The poppies sit at the edge of the medicinal beds.
Yarrow in fuller bloom at Gaia's Garden, the white-green clusters fully visible. Yarrow is one of the most-used herbs we grow but it asks for very little in return.
Yarrow at Gaia's Garden, just before peak bloom. The flat-topped flower clusters open in waves over several weeks; we harvest at the height of opening.
Tomato in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Comfrey in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Comfrey and rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Nettle in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Nettle in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Nettle in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Borage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Borage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Borage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Borage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Echinacea in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Borage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Borage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
April 26, 2026
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April 25, 2026
18 photos
Trellis and raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Motherwort in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Sage in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Gaia and Samadhi at the California poppy bed in late spring. The poppies open in waves through the morning.
Lemon balm in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Trellis, raised bed and fence in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Wide view of the medicine garden in early spring 2026. Every essence on our shelf is grown, infused, and bottled here by hand.
Gaia, dropper and bottle in the apothecary, April 2026.
Vervain in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Vervain in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Nettle in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The food forest, April 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Trellis in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Mullein putting out its second flush of leaves at Gaia's Garden. The fuzzy texture is unmistakable; you can identify mullein with your eyes closed.
Lemon balm in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Trellis, lattice and raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
April 24, 2026
10 photos
The medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Statue, pot and planter in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Greenhouse, raised bed and pot in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Statue, sign and pot in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Trellis and lattice in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Samadhi at the lavender pot in his tie-dye harness. The lavender flowering in this pot is the same plant family that goes into our Tranquility Essence.
Rose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Greenhouse, raised bed and table in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Sign and jar in the apothecary, April 2026.
April 23, 2026
32 photosLavender featured prominently in this group. See all lavender →
Lavender from the porch pot at Gaia's Garden, lattice trellis and the long view of the medicine garden behind. The blooms become our Tranquility Flower Essence each season.
A single lavender bloom rising from the porch pot at Gaia's Garden, lattice trellis and tree line of the medicine garden behind. The plant becomes our Tranquility Flower Essence.
A summer-morning view from inside the lavender pot looking up. The single bloom on the right is what becomes our Tranquility Flower Essence: Bach-method infused in spring water under the same Arkansas sun.
Samadhi on the porch at first light, looking out at the medicine garden where his Tranquility Essence is hand-prepared.
Chamomile in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Gaia and Samadhi at the burdock in late April. The mulberry tree behind them was planted the year we moved to Umpire.
Samadhi at the burdock patch in late April. Burdock leaves can grow nearly waist-high here.
Burdock and comfrey in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Lavender just beginning to put out its first purple stems near the Zen Home door at Gaia's Garden. The Buddha statue and Sanskrit stone are part of the same quiet corner where the year's lavender harvest begins.
The main pathway through the medicine garden, late spring. Daylilies lining the walk are reaching peak.
Gaia and Samadhi in the burdock at peak spring growth, a working moment from the medicine garden where every flower essence in our line is hand-prepared.
A close-up of California poppy at Gaia's Garden. The lacy, almost-blue foliage is one of the easiest ways to identify Eschscholzia californica even before the orange blooms appear.
California poppies started from seed last fall and now flowering at Gaia's Garden. They open in the morning and close in the evening, a daily cycle that runs for several weeks.
California poppies in peak bloom at the medicine garden. The bright orange against deep green is unmistakable in late spring at Gaia's Garden in Arkansas.
St. John's Wort growing in the medicinal beds at Gaia's Garden, started from seed this year. The yellow flowers will appear later in the season when the plant has fully filled in.
First-year mullein at Gaia's Garden, started from seed and just putting out its true leaves. By the second year the rosette will be much bigger and a tall flower spike will rise.
Echinacea in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Echinacea in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Raised bed, lattice and hose in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The food forest, April 2026.
Burdock in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
The food forest, April 2026.
The food forest, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Mulch, straw and raised bed in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Comfrey in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Samadhi at the Gaia's Garden sign in his bandana, the on-site dog of the medicine garden and a daily Tranquility Essence user.
Samadhi at the Gaia's Garden sign, a working day at the medicine garden where every Bach-method flower essence in our line is hand-prepared.
Samadhi at the Gaia's Garden sign in his bandana, large-dog scale on the same standard flower-essence dose as our 5-pound Onyx.
April 22, 2026
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April 20, 2026
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April 18, 2026
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April 17, 2026
4 photos
A glimpse of the medicine garden at Gaia's Garden Organics in Umpire, Arkansas. Every herb in our tinctures, teas, and flower essences is grown here, seed to bottle by Gaia Devi, clinical herbalist.
A glimpse of the medicine garden at Gaia's Garden Organics in Umpire, Arkansas. Every herb in our tinctures, teas, and flower essences is grown here, seed to bottle by Gaia Devi, clinical herbalist.
A glimpse of the medicine garden at Gaia's Garden Organics in Umpire, Arkansas. Every herb in our tinctures, teas, and flower essences is grown here, seed to bottle by Gaia Devi, clinical herbalist.
Gaia Devi Stillwagon, clinical herbalist, founder of Gaia's Garden Organics, and the hands behind every organic flower essence, tincture, tea, and skincare blend we make.
April 15, 2026
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April 14, 2026
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April 12, 2026
3 photos
April 10, 2026
9 photos
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Jar in the apothecary, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Mulch in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Greenhouse, pot and shelf in the medicine garden, April 2026.
Raised bed, straw and basket in the medicine garden, April 2026.
The medicine garden, April 2026.
Hose, pot and basket in the medicine garden, April 2026.
March 29, 2026
8 photos
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, planter and raised bed in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed, mulch and pot in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed, basket and trellis in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Gaia in the medicine garden, March 2026.
March 2026
85 photos
Porch, hose and samadhi in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Chamomile in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Trellis, raised bed and basket in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed, hose and planter in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed in the food forest, March 2026.
Planter in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, pot and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Shelf and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Tulsi in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Gate, bench and fence in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Hose, shed and porch in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Bench, sign and raised bed in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Shelf, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Shed, fence and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Nettle in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, seedling and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Calendula, marshmallow and lemon balm in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Hose, pot and samadhi in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, shelf and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seedling, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Tulsi in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Shed and onyx in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Motherwort in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Calendula and marshmallow in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Greenhouse, shed and wagon in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, bench and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Shed and samadhi in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and seedling in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot, shelf and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot and greenhouse in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Mullein in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Hose and mulch in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Hose, mulch and porch in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seedling and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Hose, porch and trellis in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and seedling in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Nettle in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, pot and sign in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot and raised bed in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Sign in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Poppy in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Trellis, raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Mullein and nettle in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Mullein in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Pot and bench in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Mullein in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Seed tray, greenhouse and hose in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Sign in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Chamomile in the medicine garden, March 2026.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, March 2026.
The medicine garden, March 2026.
Sometime in 2025
352 photosRose featured prominently in this group. See all rose →
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Yarrow and rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Trellis and fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
Trellis in the medicine garden, 2025.
Fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, porch and fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, shed and trellis in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Trellis in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
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The medicine garden, 2025.
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The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Bottle and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The apothecary, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Bottle in the medicine garden, 2025.
Onyx in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Fence and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, fence and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2025.
Fence, trellis and shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Daylily in the medicine garden, 2025.
Daylily in the medicine garden, 2025.
Trellis, mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Daylily in the medicine garden, 2025.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2025.
Fence and trellis in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Table, path and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot, statue and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose and thyme in the medicine garden, 2025.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Table and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Trellis and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Calendula in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shelf and pot in the medicine garden, 2025.
The apothecary, 2025.
Straw, greenhouse and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Straw and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Hose and fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose and tomato in the medicine garden, 2025.
Lemon balm in the medicine garden, 2025.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Planter, sign and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Basket in the medicine garden, 2025.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch, straw and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Path in the medicine garden, 2025.
Burdock in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Hose and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose and tomato in the medicine garden, 2025.
Basket and planter in the medicine garden, 2025.
Basket and shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch, straw and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Planter, fence and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Basket and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Bench and shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Bottle and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Table, bottle and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Jar, bottle and table in the apothecary, 2025.
Bench and bottle in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and bottle in the medicine garden, 2025.
Bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Table and bottle in the medicine garden, 2025.
Bottle and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch, statue and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, pot and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed, shed and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed, trellis and planter in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Table, planter and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and hose in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, hose and sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Sign and statue in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Planter in the medicine garden, 2025.
Hose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sign, shed and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, bench and seedling in the medicine garden, 2025.
Hose, seed tray and statue in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, hose and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Path in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot, seedling and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot, mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Planter and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch, straw and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot, mulch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot, bench and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Thyme in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2025.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seedling, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Path in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, shelf and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, hose and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and seedling in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Sign, table and path in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, pot and basket in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sign, path and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, basket and porch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, seedling and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mullein in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and seedling in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seedling, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Mullein in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, seedling and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Thyme in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, pot and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, pot and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse and hose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shelf, bench and hose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Samadhi in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, pot and basket in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, seedling and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, seedling and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Table, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, hose and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, seedling and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, hose and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray and greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sage in the medicine garden, 2025.
Seed tray, pot and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shelf, statue and samadhi in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Pot, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse and sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, table and sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed, shed and table in the medicine garden, 2025.
Bottle, greenhouse and bench in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Hose in the medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2025.
Bottle in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Raised bed, porch and planter in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shelf in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Greenhouse, bench and dog in the medicine garden, 2025.
Gaia in the medicine garden, 2025.
Straw in the food forest, 2025.
Gaia in the food forest, 2025.
Gaia and sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Gaia in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, hose and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, porch and mulch in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Shed, statue and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2025.
Fence in the medicine garden, 2025.
The medicine garden, 2025.
Sometime in 2024
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Path in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Greenhouse in the medicine garden, 2024.
Porch and tent in the food forest, 2024.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
Basket, bottle and dropper in the apothecary, 2024.
Tulsi, echinacea and motherwort in the medicine garden, 2024.
Jar, bottle and shelf in the apothecary, 2024.
Lavender, rose and passionflower in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Table and basket in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Path in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Shed and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Tent, table and shelf in the food forest, 2024.
A glimpse of the medicine garden at Gaia's Garden Organics in Umpire, Arkansas. Every herb in our tinctures, teas, and flower essences is grown here, seed to bottle by Gaia Devi, clinical herbalist.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2024.
Jar, bottle and shelf in the apothecary, 2024.
Goldenrod, passionflower and peppermint in the medicine garden, 2024.
Wagon, path and onyx in the medicine garden, 2024.
Daylily in the medicine garden, 2024.
Fence, shed and samadhi in the medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod, spearmint and peppermint in the medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Bottle, tent and table in the food forest, 2024.
Shed, fence and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Jar and bottle in the apothecary, 2024.
Tent, canopy and table in the food forest, 2024.
Bottle, dropper and basket in the apothecary, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod, passionflower and lavender in the medicine garden, 2024.
Bottle, dropper and jar in the apothecary, 2024.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed and statue in the medicine garden, 2024.
Bottle, dropper and table in the apothecary, 2024.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
Tomato in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Porch and table in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Cat in the medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Fence and trellis in the medicine garden, 2024.
Trellis and fence in the medicine garden, 2024.
Bottle and dropper in the apothecary, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Trellis and fence in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Basket and harvest in the medicine garden, 2024.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2024.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod in the apothecary, 2024.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Mulch in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Fence in the medicine garden, 2024.
Mimosa in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed, fence and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Gaia and Onyx on a sassafras-foraging walk near the medicine garden. The basket is bound for the drying room.
Samadhi mid-run across the Gaia's Garden yard. The pink bow is for occasion days; the running is for every day.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Tent in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Shed, porch and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed, fence and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed and porch in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Goldenrod in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2024.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed, raised bed and path in the medicine garden, 2024.
Table in the medicine garden, 2024.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Tent in the food forest, 2024.
Tent and table in the food forest, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Table and shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Sign and raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Raised bed, shed and table in the medicine garden, 2024.
Table, shed and hose in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Raised bed, sign and shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Raised bed, mulch and shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
Passionflower in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Elder in the food forest, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Path in the medicine garden, 2024.
Table in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Raised bed in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Apothecary jars from the September 2023 harvest at Gaia's Garden. Two hold shredded mimosa bark (Albizia julibrissin, he huan pi); the third holds dried goldenrod (Solidago gigantea, huang hua). The goldenrod is the same plant we infuse fresh each season for our Confidence Flower Essence.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Hose, basket and seedling in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Greenhouse and sign in the medicine garden, 2024.
Basket in the medicine garden, 2024.
Basket in the medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Harvest in the medicine garden, 2024.
Elderflower harvest at Gaia's Garden. The basket holds a single morning's worth of work; the clusters are heavy when picked at peak bloom and they need to dry quickly.
Jar and sign in the apothecary, 2024.
The medicine garden, 2024.
Jar in the apothecary, 2024.
Sometime in 2023
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The medicine garden, 2023.
A glimpse of the medicine garden at Gaia's Garden Organics in Umpire, Arkansas. Every herb in our tinctures, teas, and flower essences is grown here, seed to bottle by Gaia Devi, clinical herbalist.
A glimpse of the medicine garden at Gaia's Garden Organics in Umpire, Arkansas. Every herb in our tinctures, teas, and flower essences is grown here, seed to bottle by Gaia Devi, clinical herbalist.
Bench in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2023.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The food forest, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Onyx in autumn light at Gaia's Garden, a portrait of the smaller half of our two-dog household and our in-house test case for small-dog flower-essence dosing.
Onyx, our applehead Chihuahua at five pounds, in his everyday autumn afternoon at Gaia's Garden. Daily flower essences in the water bowl since he was a puppy.
Onyx in profile at Gaia's Garden in late autumn, looking off-frame.
Onyx looking up in autumn 2023. The maples behind him were peak that week.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Wild roses in bloom on the property at Gaia's Garden. They share the genus with the cultivated rose we use in our Heartful Flower Essence and signal the same season for medicine-making.
A wild rose blooming in the long grass at Gaia's Garden. These wild stands grow on the property edges, distinct from the cultivated bushes we harvest for our Heartful Flower Essence.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The architecture of wild passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) up close at Gaia's Garden: corona, anthers, stigmas, all designed to hold a pollinator just long enough.
Looking down on a wild passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) at Gaia's Garden. The plant grows where it likes; we follow it for harvest rather than asking it to come to us.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Wild passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) photographed in afternoon light at Gaia's Garden. We let the wild stands climb where they want; mowing them under would destroy the medicinal harvest each year.
Wild passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) opens fully for just a day at a time at Gaia's Garden. The lavender-fringed corona and dark center are signatures of this medicinal native species.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Wild passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) at Gaia's Garden. The fringed corona is unmistakable. This is the medicinal native species we cover in our herb glossary.
A passionfruit forming on the wild Passiflora incarnata vine at Gaia's Garden. Native passionflower fruits ripen in late summer; the vines self-seed every year.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Trellis in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Elder in the medicine garden, 2023.
Elder in the medicine garden, 2023.
Pink-flowering ornamental shrubs blooming along the property edge at Gaia's Garden during the height of summer.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Comfrey in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Comfrey in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Onyx among the banana plants at dusk, fall 2023 at Gaia's Garden.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Pot and onyx in the medicine garden, 2023.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2023.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2023.
Mullein in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2023.
Pot in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Yellow passionflower vining up through the trees at Gaia's Garden. The small green fruits hanging below the flowers are what these blooms become if pollination succeeds.
A close look at yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) at Gaia's Garden. Smaller and quieter than the lavender-purple medicinal Passiflora incarnata, but the family resemblance is unmistakable.
A wasp at work on a yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) at Gaia's Garden. This is the smaller native cousin of Passiflora incarnata, the medicinal passionflower we use in our formulas.
Yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) at Gaia's Garden, a small native vine that climbs through the woodland edge. A different species from the medicinal Passiflora incarnata we work with in formulas, but a beautiful relative.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
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The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
Shed in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Rose in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Mint in the medicine garden, 2023.
Thyme in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The food forest, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Onyx on the entry road at Gaia's Garden. At five pounds, a 1 fl oz bottle of essence lasts him close to three months in the daily water bowl.
The medicine garden, 2023.
Sign in the medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
The medicine garden, 2023.
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