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seasonal musings from city, studio & garden

Briar Briar

spring in the garden

It is such a joy to see our little collection of native spring ephemerals return each year, sprightlier and more established in their places than the year before. The habitat we've created here in the heart of New York City truly feels like a tiny sylvan paradise.

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hello friends! just popping in to confirm what you may have already noticed, that I’ll be spending a bit less time in this space, at least for the moment. It started as an impromptu intuitive shift in late December that just kind of continued o
our lovely new hand-poured beeswax tapers 🕯️💫
yesterday morning in the garden ✨ the solstice nears
the leaves of the false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum) as winter approaches ✨ have you called your representatives today?
icymi 💫 there is a tiny batch of our rose, cardamom & sandalwood perfume extrait ready to ship for gifting, to yourself or someone else 😘 similar to the batch I released this past summer, but with its own nuances. botanical perfume is never the