A favorite part of the holidays at the studio (and year-round!) is relaying the sweet gift messages you all include with your orders to their recipients.

In November, my focus turns to holiday preparations in the studio. This month found me starting lots of infusions…

This past month has been a time of many projects coming to fruition, and I’m so excited to finally share my new botanical perfume, elettaria, with you.

The first crisp morning of the season. After a hot, dry summer, a bit of relief for both the garden and ourselves.

A shift is in the air. Shorter evenings catch me by surprise. The studio fills with freshly harvested botanicals and bustles with activity as we prepare for the cooler months ahead.

A particularly beautiful moment in the native plant beds these past few weeks. Delicate shades of pinks and purples before the golden blaze of the late summer goldenrods and sneezeweeds.

Recovering from the heat wave. I kept my errands to a minimum, content with my little routine of walking from home to studio to garden and back again.

We’re having a very hot week here in NYC, so I wanted to share some of my favorite ways to enjoy our teas in the summer without steaming up the kitchen!

The light that breaks through after a sudden thunderstorm, though the last few weeks have been dry, with garden requiring endless watering. We could use some rain!

The heart of the year, the longest days. I’ve stayed busy in the studio preparing the summer collection, which I look forward to offering each year.

June has arrived in the city like an unruly rose clambering over a chain link fence. Stormy and sunny, both.

Just a few of the many roses in the neighborhood, in a collection of photos from over the years, to celebrate the season. All this beauty somehow clambering over fences and thriving in once-vacant lots.