#TheApothecaryByTheSea
🌊 Introducing… #TheApothecaryByTheSea by @beewyld.bsky.social!

From the award-winning author of All My Wild Mothers: a lyrical, tender story of creating a wild #apothecary garden on the Scottish archipelago of #Orkney...

With beautiful illustrations by Adam Clarke🌼
Out 30 April
#garden #gardening
September 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Happy publication day to #TheApothecaryByTheSea by @beewyld.bsky.social, 'an enchanting story centred on the herbal delights of Orkney’ (James Canton, author of Renaturing)!

Order your signed copy from The Orcadian Bookshop:
bit.ly/3R9SGoC
#Orkney #gardening #Scotland #memoir #apothecary #herbal
April 30, 2026 at 9:11 AM
A week today! Join us for the online launch of @beewyld.bsky.social's new book #TheApothecaryByTheSea - a year in an Orkney Garden - pictured here during a glorious #Grasmere #GoldenHour. Vik will be interviewed by our own co-captain @pollyrowena.bsky.social - April 28th, 7.30pm BST. 
Link in bio.
April 21, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Today is #WorldRewildingDay and we're reading @beewyld.bsky.social's upcoming book, #TheApothecaryByTheSea. Focusing on wild plants and seaweeds, Victoria transforms her #Orkney backyard into an abundant #apothecary garden.

Pre-order your signed copy from The Orcadian Bookshop: bit.ly/47Koztr
March 20, 2026 at 9:38 AM
#TheApothecaryByTheSea author @beewyld.bsky.social speaks to Sarah Wilson on the @rootsandall.bsky.social podcast about her decades-long love affair with the Scottish archipelago of #Orkney:
rootsandall.co.uk/podcast/root...
#gardening #garden #apothecary #Scotland #biodiversity #wildflowers
Episode 383: Roots in Orkney
rootsandall.co.uk
May 13, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Be like Katie Holten! Come along to the online launch for #TheApothecaryByTheSea, Tuesday April 28th, 7.30pm BST.

Ticket info here:

#BookSky #NatureWriting #Orkney #Gardening
April 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Today is #NationalGardeningDay, and we're getting inspiration from two wonderful Elliott & Thompson books - #ThisAllotment edited by Sarah Rigby (out now in paperback) and #TheApothecaryByTheSea by Victoria Bennett @beewyld.bsky.social (out later this month)! 🌸
April 14, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It's #NationalWildflowerWeek & we're planning our gardening to-do list for the weekend!

The wonderful people at Kent Wildflower Seeds have created this Orkney-inspired seed mix to celebrate the release of #TheApothecaryByTheSea by @beewyld.bsky.social.

Buy your packet from the Kent Seeds website!
May 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🌸 @beewyld.bsky.social left Cumbria for the remote Scottish archipelago of #Orkney, where she learned to go with the ebb and flow of life...

Read her interview @theguardian.com where she talks about the magic of Orkney and her new #memoir #TheApothecaryByTheSea:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I needed to be in that strange, flat place’: how an Orkney garden healed a writer
After her sister died, Victoria Bennett left Cumbria for the remote Scottish archipelago, where she learned to go with the ebb and flow of life
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
It's #NationalPollinatorWeek and we're reading @beewyld.bsky.social's book #TheApothecaryByTheSea for tips on how to create a #wildlife friendly garden!

Why not leave out a shallow dish of water with some pebbles in this #heatwave to create a safe haven for bees and other pollinators. 🐝
June 23, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Author of #TheApothecaryByTheSea @beewyld.bsky.social speaks to Phoebe Smith on the Wander Woman podcast. Listen to the episode to learn more about Victoria's move from Cumbria to tend an #apothecary #garden by the sea on the Scottish archipelago of #Orkney:
www.buzzsprout.com/290348/episo...
The Milk Run - Wander Woman: A Travel Podcast
A ferry announcement about whales comes over the tannoy and suddenly the cafeteria empties, the crew step away from their tasks, and everyone presses to the windows. That shared pause is the heartbeat...
www.buzzsprout.com
April 28, 2026 at 7:44 AM