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How to dry herbs for Autumn Displays

How to dry herbs for Autumn Displays

Late summer is (usually) a beautiful time in the garden. This year not so much. Due to the weeks and weeks of heat and blazing sun we've had in most...

How to dry herbs for Autumn Displays

Late summer is (usually) a beautiful time in the garden. This year not so much. Due to the weeks and weeks of heat and blazing sun we've had in most...

Why Does Pot Pourri Lose Its Smell? - Usk Valley Herbs

Why Does Pot Pourri Lose Its Smell?

If you've ever walked past a bowl of pot pourri and wondered why it no longer smells as it did when it was new, you're certainly not alone. It's one...

Why Does Pot Pourri Lose Its Smell?

If you've ever walked past a bowl of pot pourri and wondered why it no longer smells as it did when it was new, you're certainly not alone. It's one...

The botanicals that make up traditional Pot Pourri

The botanicals that make up traditional Pot Pourri

When most people think of pot pourri, they picture a bowl of dried rose petals sitting on a coffee table. And while roses have always been one of its best-loved...

The botanicals that make up traditional Pot Pourri

When most people think of pot pourri, they picture a bowl of dried rose petals sitting on a coffee table. And while roses have always been one of its best-loved...

5 Benefits of Orange and Oat Soap for Your Skin - Usk Valley Herbs

5 Benefits of Orange and Oat Soap for Your Skin

When you hear orange soap, you probably think of a bright, zesty scent that wakes you up in the shower. But our handmade Oats so Orangey Soap goes a step further....

5 Benefits of Orange and Oat Soap for Your Skin

When you hear orange soap, you probably think of a bright, zesty scent that wakes you up in the shower. But our handmade Oats so Orangey Soap goes a step further....

Prebiotics in Soap??? Are you lot bonkers? (No we haven't quite lost the plot yet) - Usk Valley Herbs

Prebiotics in Soap??? Are you lot bonkers? (No ...

Prebiotics in Soap: Why Your Skin’s Microbiome Deserves some good stuff to help it  I get it. Soap’s meant to clean, not feed your skin’s ecosystem. But what if I...

Prebiotics in Soap??? Are you lot bonkers? (No ...

Prebiotics in Soap: Why Your Skin’s Microbiome Deserves some good stuff to help it  I get it. Soap’s meant to clean, not feed your skin’s ecosystem. But what if I...

Why we use Dandelion Root in our 'Patchouli Spice' Soap - and why your skin might thank you - Usk Valley Herbs

Why we use Dandelion Root in our 'Patchouli Spi...

No hype. No gimmicks. Just one of nature’s quiet workhorses, doing what it’s always done. You’ve probably seen dandelions poking through pavement cracks or scattered across summer fields—but behind those...

Why we use Dandelion Root in our 'Patchouli Spi...

No hype. No gimmicks. Just one of nature’s quiet workhorses, doing what it’s always done. You’ve probably seen dandelions poking through pavement cracks or scattered across summer fields—but behind those...