Gogo's Garden Apothecary

22/04/2026

A taste of what you can expect this Saturday at Pagan Freedom Day 2026 (Western Cape)

* An enchanting assortment of world-class vendors
* Spiritual readers
* Healers
* Community
* An opening peace ceremony honouring the Land, the Ancestors, and the Gods & Goddesses

All the info you need is here:

https://gogosgarden.co.za/blogs/events/pagan-freedom-day-2026

09/04/2026

I am BEYOND excited to introduce you to our national 𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗡 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 - "𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲" - written by Venette Kruger & video by Ryan Edmonds.

Event info: Pagan Freedom Day 2026 (Western Cape)

𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐀𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐀!May our Anthem ring through the valleys and fields. The Old Ways have returned, ...

12/03/2026

🌼💛✨ 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧!! 𝐍𝐨𝐰... 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞...

We are walking along the sun-warmed path in Gogo's Garden , where the soil smells sweet and the bees hum their afternoon songs. Look down at your feet — there she is again, bright as a tiny sun smiling up from the grass. 𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘿𝘼𝙉𝘿𝙀𝙇𝙄𝙊𝙉 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 "𝙇𝙞𝙤𝙣'𝙨 𝙏𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙝"? But why was she also called "Piss-a-Bed", and "Faery Clocks"? 🦁🧚🏻‍♀️

𝙄 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣-𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙜 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩 for you guys just now on some of the highlights of why I love dandelion the most.
Later on I will teach you some remedies to make with her. For now... 𝙡𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙩 💛🌼✨

Some call her a w**d, but old herbalists know better. She is a healer, a storyteller, and a little bit of garden magic all wrapped into one golden flower.

10/03/2026

CLICK HERE to watch a short video I made of helpful astrological moon almanac lifestyle tips for your week ahead... herbalism, nutrition, gardening, yoga, and more. All the things we love 💕
Enjoy! (Ps. The quality isn't great - but at least you know it's real and not AI, hehe 😊). A more detailed explanation in my previous post.

A short video of helpful astrological moon almanac lifestyle tips for your week ahead... herbalism, nutrition, gardening, yoga, and more. Enjoy! (Ps. The qua...

05/03/2026

🌿💚 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘽𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚:

Want to know what I am busy prepping in our kitchen this week?

One of my favourite things to do with off-cuts of herbs, left-over spices, and bits of medicinal veggies, is to create a Medicine Bottle!

I have written a little blog post on how I make a Medicine Bottle for the kitchen. This is a simple way to get your herbal fingers warmed up... and quite fun to put together 💚🌿

𝙀𝙉𝙅𝙊𝙔:

One of the best things to do with off-cuts of herbs, left-over spices, and bits if medicinal veggies, is to create a Medicine Bottle!

16/02/2026

In this time of Hooifees/Lughnasadh/First Harvest, it is so beautiful to see the gentle shift in the garden. The fire of summer is honestly at its peak - a sign that soon the tide will change, and cold winds will blow. 🍁🍂🍃

Today I collected a whole handful of African Marigold seeds, which I'll plant again in Spring. The healing properties of African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) are many. They are beloved in India, and Mexico, sacred to the ancestors and the deities. I adore the fragrance of the seeds, and at .garden use the flowers for skin healing salves (great for eczema etc) and it's strong anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant properties.

14/02/2026

02/02/2026

I found some lovely Lughnasadh (Lammas / Hooifees) Recipes on this website - thought I might share for those who enjoy baking 🍂🌾🌞

Lughnasadh is definitely one of my favourite BAKING festivals, and berry pies have been an annual Lammas favourite since I was a child 🫐🍞🥖🥐🥧

In this blog post we offer a selection of tasty recipes using traditional Lughnasadh ingredients. They make great additions to your feast.

19/01/2026

𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: "Make hay while the sun shines".

This week's rune portents some beautiful shifts - not just for us, individually, but maybe even some positive shifts on a global front as well 🌞 I wrote my interpretation down as a little blog entry, and I have offered us a simple candle ritual (using this rune) to contribute towards a global shift of peace. I hope you enjoy it.

𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤:

𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐄 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: "Make hay while the sun shines" What this rune means for the week ahead: DAGAZ ("Dag, Day") is the name of this rune, and it comes right at the end of the Elder sequence. As one day closes, another begins.When I look at the symbol of the r...

31/12/2025

New Gogo's Garden Apothecary stock arrived from India today... just a sneak peak at some of the beautiful Ganeshas and divine Mysore sandalwood soaps that will be looking for new homes this January ✨️ 😀

🐘💕 Ganesha is the Divine Opener of the Roads - perfect for the new year! Having his murthi (image) brings blessings to the home (especially the kitchen & study, as Lord Ganapati LOVES food and wisdom!)

Wash with sandalwood soap for increased spiritual energy, peace of mind, and radiant skin.

https://gogosgarden.co.za/collections/spiritual-supplies

Om SHANTI Om ✨️🙏🏻

13/11/2025

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐰 "𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬" 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬!

Magick and astrology have been intimately woven together for thousands of years. In this short video I introduce you to the symbols and glyphs of astrology and what they mean.
This is a lovely way to begin to develop your astrological language skills - because the sky is a book, and the planets and constellations are telling us a story ✨🔮

𝙒𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙚𝙨 & 𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙨... 𝙍𝙮𝙖𝙣 ✨⭐🌙☀️

In this video I explain the most basic astrological glyphs (symbols) for beginners who are still learning to speak "Astrology". We cover the symbolic meaning...