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Antique Japanese netsuke of a snail carved from wood 🤎🐌
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Antique Japanese netsuke of a snail carved from wood 🤎🐌
When you're feelin' stabby 🗡️
The witch Meadea, marble statue carved by American artist William W. Story, 1868.
The witch Meadea, marble statue carved by American artist William W. Story, 1868.
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
When you're feelin' stabby 🗡️
The witch Meadea, marble statue carved by American artist William W. Story, 1868.
The witch Meadea, marble statue carved by American artist William W. Story, 1868.
Save 15% off herbal balms this weekend only!
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Enter this coupon code during checkout:
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November 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Save 15% off herbal balms this weekend only!
Enter this coupon code during checkout:
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Enter this coupon code during checkout:
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Miniature travel apothecary cabinet crafted with pear wood and silver by master Goldsmith Nicolaus I Kolb for the Zobel von Giebelstadt family of Germany in 1617-18.
Size: 11 x 11 x 9 inches (28 x 28 x 23 cm)
Source: The Met Museum
Size: 11 x 11 x 9 inches (28 x 28 x 23 cm)
Source: The Met Museum
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Miniature travel apothecary cabinet crafted with pear wood and silver by master Goldsmith Nicolaus I Kolb for the Zobel von Giebelstadt family of Germany in 1617-18.
Size: 11 x 11 x 9 inches (28 x 28 x 23 cm)
Source: The Met Museum
Size: 11 x 11 x 9 inches (28 x 28 x 23 cm)
Source: The Met Museum
Apothecary restock coming up this weekend on Sat, Nov 22 at 3pm EST. Save the date if you need to stock up on my pain relief ointments.
See the newsletter for full details:
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See the newsletter for full details:
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November 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Apothecary restock coming up this weekend on Sat, Nov 22 at 3pm EST. Save the date if you need to stock up on my pain relief ointments.
See the newsletter for full details:
mailchi.mp/thepoisongar...
See the newsletter for full details:
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Just had a good laugh over this jar of zucchini relish my mom gave me. Used to have my mandragora perfume in it (don't worry, glass is non porous). In this family we recycle.
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just had a good laugh over this jar of zucchini relish my mom gave me. Used to have my mandragora perfume in it (don't worry, glass is non porous). In this family we recycle.
Oil painting of deadly wolfsbane flowers (aconitum napellus) by Dutch artist Jan Bogaerts (1878-1962).
November 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oil painting of deadly wolfsbane flowers (aconitum napellus) by Dutch artist Jan Bogaerts (1878-1962).
Last night a mystical frozen fog covered the whole village and when I awoke in the morning everything looked like Jack Frost himself touched it. It's like when sleeping beauty touched the cursed spindle and the whole castle became covered in brambles. Everything is spined and thorned.
November 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Last night a mystical frozen fog covered the whole village and when I awoke in the morning everything looked like Jack Frost himself touched it. It's like when sleeping beauty touched the cursed spindle and the whole castle became covered in brambles. Everything is spined and thorned.
Sampson Mordan perfume bottle, 1884.
November 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Sampson Mordan perfume bottle, 1884.
The apothecary of the Hôtel-Dieu in Baugé founded in 1650 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. It is one of the oldest and best preserved apothecaries in France.
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The apothecary of the Hôtel-Dieu in Baugé founded in 1650 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. It is one of the oldest and best preserved apothecaries in France.
Flower essences are low dose preparations used in alternative medicine such as flower essence therapy to help with emotional and spiritual issues. To learn more about their historical origins, preparation, uses, and more, read our flower essence faqs:
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November 16, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Flower essences are low dose preparations used in alternative medicine such as flower essence therapy to help with emotional and spiritual issues. To learn more about their historical origins, preparation, uses, and more, read our flower essence faqs:
thepoisongarden.com/about/flower...
thepoisongarden.com/about/flower...
*goes outside*
*snow-hail blows horizontally*
*goes back inside*
*snow-hail blows horizontally*
*goes back inside*
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
*goes outside*
*snow-hail blows horizontally*
*goes back inside*
*snow-hail blows horizontally*
*goes back inside*
Flower essence flash sale - save 20% off all single flower essences and trio sets this weekend.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Flower essence flash sale - save 20% off all single flower essences and trio sets this weekend.
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An illustration of poisonous Black hellebore (helleborus niger) from "Medical Botany" by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill, 1836.
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
An illustration of poisonous Black hellebore (helleborus niger) from "Medical Botany" by John Stephenson and James Morss Churchill, 1836.
Botanical illustrations of deadly wolfsbane species by Irish sisters Katherine and Frederica Plunket. They are part of a larger series of wildflower illustrations presented to the Royal College of Science in 1903.
November 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Botanical illustrations of deadly wolfsbane species by Irish sisters Katherine and Frederica Plunket. They are part of a larger series of wildflower illustrations presented to the Royal College of Science in 1903.
First snowfall of the year this morning! All the roofs in my little village are white with smoking chimneys 🖤
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
First snowfall of the year this morning! All the roofs in my little village are white with smoking chimneys 🖤
Me with new plants or seeds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Me with new plants or seeds.
Poisonous poppies watercolour illustration by Hans Simon Holtzbecker, 1660.
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Poisonous poppies watercolour illustration by Hans Simon Holtzbecker, 1660.
Pssst, hey Canadians! Poison Garden Seeds are 50% off this week and I have belladonna, yellow belladonna, datura, black henbane, white henbane, foxglove, mugwort, wormwood, valerian, poppies, wild tobacco, and native medicinal herbs like blue vervain and scullcap.
Sale ends midnight on Halloween.
Sale ends midnight on Halloween.
October 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Pssst, hey Canadians! Poison Garden Seeds are 50% off this week and I have belladonna, yellow belladonna, datura, black henbane, white henbane, foxglove, mugwort, wormwood, valerian, poppies, wild tobacco, and native medicinal herbs like blue vervain and scullcap.
Sale ends midnight on Halloween.
Sale ends midnight on Halloween.
Poison Garden Perfumes are being discontinued and remaining stock is on sale this week from Oct 27-31. Last chance to grab your favourite natural perfume oil or try one you've always wanted to.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Poison Garden Perfumes are being discontinued and remaining stock is on sale this week from Oct 27-31. Last chance to grab your favourite natural perfume oil or try one you've always wanted to.
thepoisongarden.com/product-cate...
thepoisongarden.com/product-cate...
Behold this 1868 watercolour painting of a potato, my favourite nightshade. Love it.
October 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Behold this 1868 watercolour painting of a potato, my favourite nightshade. Love it.
Mark your calendars: The Poison Garden's All Hallow's week sale starts this Monday. Save 10-50% off your favourite dark botanicals before they're gone!
Sale starts this Monday and ends on halloween at midnight eastern time.
We ship to Canada, the USA, Mexico, the UK, the EU, and most of Asia.
Sale starts this Monday and ends on halloween at midnight eastern time.
We ship to Canada, the USA, Mexico, the UK, the EU, and most of Asia.
October 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mark your calendars: The Poison Garden's All Hallow's week sale starts this Monday. Save 10-50% off your favourite dark botanicals before they're gone!
Sale starts this Monday and ends on halloween at midnight eastern time.
We ship to Canada, the USA, Mexico, the UK, the EU, and most of Asia.
Sale starts this Monday and ends on halloween at midnight eastern time.
We ship to Canada, the USA, Mexico, the UK, the EU, and most of Asia.
Today's the last day to sign up for the Intro to Medicinal Mushrooms online class! Registration closes Oct 23rd.
The class will be hosted live on Zoom this Sunday at 3pm EDT and a recording will be available afterwards for registrants who couldn't attend live.
thepoisongarden.com/product/clas...
The class will be hosted live on Zoom this Sunday at 3pm EDT and a recording will be available afterwards for registrants who couldn't attend live.
thepoisongarden.com/product/clas...
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Today's the last day to sign up for the Intro to Medicinal Mushrooms online class! Registration closes Oct 23rd.
The class will be hosted live on Zoom this Sunday at 3pm EDT and a recording will be available afterwards for registrants who couldn't attend live.
thepoisongarden.com/product/clas...
The class will be hosted live on Zoom this Sunday at 3pm EDT and a recording will be available afterwards for registrants who couldn't attend live.
thepoisongarden.com/product/clas...
How about a spooky poisonous mushroom for halloween season? Jack o' lantern mushrooms are toxic toadstools growing in late summer to fall on dead wood that are bioluminescent due to luciferin, a compound also responsible for fireflies' ability to glow.
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
How about a spooky poisonous mushroom for halloween season? Jack o' lantern mushrooms are toxic toadstools growing in late summer to fall on dead wood that are bioluminescent due to luciferin, a compound also responsible for fireflies' ability to glow.
This cool piece covers different possible connections between baneful and beneficial fungi in our bodies from gut health to Alzheimer's.
"The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain
The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This cool piece covers different possible connections between baneful and beneficial fungi in our bodies from gut health to Alzheimer's.
"The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
"The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...