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Notes from a Small Hebridean Island - Eyebright
There are about 215 species of Eyebright in the Orobanchaceae family. The one that grows in the Outer Hebrides is a species all of its own. I especially love the...
Notes from a Small Hebridean Island - Eyebright
There are about 215 species of Eyebright in the Orobanchaceae family. The one that grows in the Outer Hebrides is a species all of its own. I especially love the...

What's Hiding in Your Products - Us v Them
We plant in layers, with the tall Roses underplanted with the Calendula and Chamomile. We grow figs to encourage the wrens and robins into the greenhouse to eat the slugs...
What's Hiding in Your Products - Us v Them
We plant in layers, with the tall Roses underplanted with the Calendula and Chamomile. We grow figs to encourage the wrens and robins into the greenhouse to eat the slugs...

Ceramics in the Apothecary
So when I did the plastics audit at the Apothecary, the idea of removing every plastic bowl has become a mission to invest in ceramics. I started with Mason Cash...
Ceramics in the Apothecary
So when I did the plastics audit at the Apothecary, the idea of removing every plastic bowl has become a mission to invest in ceramics. I started with Mason Cash...

The Joy of Co-operative Working
It is hard mental labour as well as physical work to bring a collection into being. It's about ensuring that every part does its job, not just for the skin...
The Joy of Co-operative Working
It is hard mental labour as well as physical work to bring a collection into being. It's about ensuring that every part does its job, not just for the skin...

How to Make the Most of the Isle Mist Offer
Our products are all about choice, about finding a set of products that work for you for weeks, months and years and because of the way we work, they are...
How to Make the Most of the Isle Mist Offer
Our products are all about choice, about finding a set of products that work for you for weeks, months and years and because of the way we work, they are...

Microplastics and the Apothecary Audit
We now store virtually all our ingredients in glass jars. The beauty of being small is that we don't have ton bags of any ingredient, everything is on a small...
Microplastics and the Apothecary Audit
We now store virtually all our ingredients in glass jars. The beauty of being small is that we don't have ton bags of any ingredient, everything is on a small...