Updates from Garden Path Homemade Soap

Herbs from our gardens

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the gardens of Garden Path Homemade Soap, where many of our herbs and botanicals are grown, harvested, and carefully dried by hand. Discover how lavender, calendula...

The Four Generations of the Monarch Butterfly

The monarch butterfly's epic migration isn't completed by one butterfly — it's a relay passed across four generations. Three short-lived generations sprint north over spring and summer, while a fou...

Our Story

From a simple laundry-room hobby in 2009 to a thriving farm-based business, Garden Path Homemade Soap has grown into a place where natural products, gardening, education and agritourism come togeth...

The Amazing Life Cycle of the Monarch Butterfly

Monarch butterflies are one of nature’s most remarkable insects. Their transformation from a tiny egg to a beautiful orange-and-black butterfly is called metamorphosis. This incredible journey happ...

Petals and Teacups - A Garden Path Tea Party - 2026

Petals & Teacups is more than a tea party. It’s a pause. A breath. A gentle reminder that beauty, connection, and nature are always worth making time for.

The Garden Path Labyrinth

When 95% of our lavender was lost to poor weather conditions in 2018, we decided to "make lemonade out of lemons" so to speak. We moved the new plants to a new location and created a brand new attr...

Growing in Grandpa's Garden

As a child, I also remember watching my grandfather in his large vegetable garden. He was a gentle and kind man who nurtured the plants that grew, and once I tasted his fresh produce, I knew that o...

More than a Butterfly Logo

Each Summer, we anxiously await the arrival of our first monarch caterpillar to the shoppe. We keep our eyes peeled for butterflies and begin our hunt in some nearby hay fields that are full of fr...

We ♥ Lavender

When you envision the purple hue that covers the rolling hills of Provence, France, one of the world’s most popular flowers - lavender comes to mind. But did you know that some lavender plants are...

May Showers Bring June Flowers?

It’s raining again today, and although it is damp and cool, life outdoors is growing and changing constantly at an alarming rate. It’s amazing to think how only a few weeks ago there was still sno...