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A candle in an amber glass jar among pieces of sandalwood on linen

Botanical candles, balms and teas

Poured, stirred and blended by hand in a small apothecary on Mill Street, Ludlow, from plants we can name and mostly grow.

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An apothecary, kept the old way

Wren & Yarrow began on a kitchen table with a copy of a Victorian herbal and a saucepan of beeswax. Nine years later the saucepans are bigger, but the recipes are still weighed by hand and written in the same book.

Every candle is soy wax with a cotton wick, scented with essential oils and nothing else. Every balm is beeswax and cold-pressed oil. Every tea is whole leaf and flower, blended the week it is sold.

Nothing leaves the workshop until it has stood on our own shelf for a fortnight.

A hand-poured candle in a clear glass jar beside folded linen

From the shelves

Candles

Soy wax and cotton wicks, scented with real plants and poured in small batches.

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Balms and oils

Beeswax, calendula and cold-pressed oils for hands, lips and tired feet.

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Herbal teas

Loose-leaf blends for mornings, evenings and the hour after lunch.

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42Plants in our herbal
1200Candles poured a month
18Teas on the shelf
9Years on Mill Street

Kind words

HM
The lavender candle burns for weeks and smells of an actual field, not a bathroom spray. I buy three at a time now.
Harriet MossCustomer since 2019
OP
My hands crack every winter. One tin of the calendula balm and they did not, for the first time in years.
Owen ProtheroGardener, Leominster
PS
The evening tea is the only thing that has ever made me put my phone down at ten o'clock.
Priya SandhuTea subscriber

Before you order

Do you post?

Yes, anywhere in the United Kingdom, in paper and card with no plastic. Orders over £40 go free.

Are the candles safe to burn?

They are soy wax with cotton wicks and essential oils. Trim the wick to half a centimetre, keep them away from draughts and never leave one burning alone.

Are the balms tested on animals?

Never. Nor is anything that goes into them. The only creatures involved are our bees, who lend us their wax.

Can I visit the workshop?

The shop is open Wednesday to Saturday, and you can see the pouring room through its window. Workshops run on Sundays.

Do you make gift boxes?

Three of them, and one of your own choosing. We wrap each by hand and write the card for you.

Come and smell the shelves

The shop on Mill Street is open Wednesday to Saturday. Or send us a note and we will post a box.

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