With the Christmas season upon us, I’m reminded of an old poem that goes something like this: “This bayberry candle comes from a friend so on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve burn it down to the end.

I am all about tradition and love to learn and write about ancient fragrances like Frankincense and Myrrh to American bayberries and lots in between. I remember bayberries growing in dunes and along ...

When European settlers first arrived in America, one of the gifts of the land they discovered was the bayberry shrub, growing in profusion along the coast. Necessity may be the proverbial “mother of ...

If you have a well drained or even dry sunny spot you may want to consider planting a bayberry or two. These tough plants are mostly evergreen except in very harsh winters. They often get waxy gray ...

If you want to ensure good luck in the coming year, you may want to burn a bayberry candle. The olive green colored, strongly scented candle is thought to bring good luck to your home when burned ...

Homemade candle making has grown into a popular craft that brings a personalised touch to home decor and fragrance. One simple way to elevate your candle game is by using bayberry oil a beloved ...

Get your pork and sauerkraut and burn your bayberry because we need some good luck in 2021. Here’s a list of traditions and superstitions that are thought to ensure good luck in the new year. Feel ...

Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica and cerifera, many subspecies) is called colloquially candleberry, sweet bay, spicebrush, wax berry and myrtle bay. When the first European colonists landed on the ...