I am the Founder of Riddells Botanicals with wonderful support from my daughter Dominique. When I started using flower and crystal essences I found that they were incredibly effective and very supportive in being able to face life’s challenges with greater ease.

Managing a farm, family and teaching it was a busy time - but it always felt like home. Looking back 20 years on and having worked with all sorts of flowering plants and crystals it has been a fascinating journey. I take great pleasure in being able share this knowledge and experience with others.

At Riddells Botanicals we had a wide variety of flowers growing throughout the year including hosting a thriving wild bee hive, our local pollinators!

I started making my own essences in 2018 and felt that they had a powerful healing potency and effect on releasing emotions in people and animals. The wonderful benefits of our essences is that they are made on Wurundjeri, Woirung and Dja Dja Wurrung land which is our energetic space from Melbourne to the great dividing range. Don’t forget Mt Macedon is 360,000 million years old and is one big powerful rock. Nearby Hanging Rock has been a sacred place of ceremony and community for 40,000 years made of lava flow Tracyte stone. Our farm is situated on the Bassalt lava plains near Mt Macedon. It was originally a milking farm, an animal refuge and a small church during its colourful history. Our regions is madeup of four distinctive changing seasons. This allows for a wide range of flowers to be grown.

Discover old favourites with fresh eyes amid an explosion of autumn and spring colours, cool, shady summers, or snow-dusted, snug-by-the-fire winters.

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Around 2020 we constructed a 22 meter diameter stone circle where all crystal essences are wildcrafted here. It has been great for harnessing the solar energies into the gem/crystal essences. Each of the 13 stone circle rocks has large crystals under them to draw in higher vibrations.

On our 1 hectare farm I am very lucky have one cat, four sheep plus visiting kangaroos, 26 local bird species and other local wildlife (our property is under the title ‘Land for Wildlife’).

I have always loved working with nature. I felt a close bond with plants and animals, and this grew into a deep respect for all nature. I am a communicator with plants, plant spirits.

Riddells Botanicals is a member of the Victorian Indigenous nurseries co-op and donates to the Grow Local. Grow Locals is committed to supporting enhancement of remnant bush, establishment of biolinks, and agroforestry initiatives. Grown Local supply Biolink boxes - a selection of keystone species tailored to support biolink projects and habitat establishment and enhancement.

I have been been training, growing, researching and working with flower, herbal and crystal medicine essences for over 8 years. I enjoy growing organic foods and on my property I apply the principalsuoca of building a chemical free organic soil.

I feel very blessed and honoured to be able to work with such essences. I really love what I do and plan to to expand on my understanding of the local indigenous plants and teach others about their medicinal wellbeing values. I enjoy running regular workshops, market stalls and online training sessions for those who are interested in flower and gem essences. Please feel free to email us at riddellsbotanicals.com.au if you have any questions. We are more than happy to assist.

The reason I run Riddells Botanicals is because I really want to help people heal from a range of emotional and physical diseases and enable people to move forward to make big differences in their life and ultimately live a more fulfilling, magical life full of joy and purpose.

We are touched by the love and care of our customers as we have navigated the transition. We love helping people by connecting with the flowers we work with here at our farm ! We continue with nature to operate in alignment with the highest purpose for Riddells Botanicals, ourselves, and for the benefit of all Beings.

Catherine Wilson, Founder of Riddells Botanicals.

Riddells Botanicals Today

Our Head Office, Apothecary and farm is based in Riddells Creek just outside Melbourne where we grow, wildcraft, bottle and distribute our essences. We also run regularly workshops onsite and online.

Please email us for information. riddellsbotanicals@gmail.com

To date, we have an extensive flower essence collection: over 130 Flower Essences and 80 Crystal Essences and 20 combination essences to choose from for your personal or pet’s requirements.

Our Values

We support right-livelihood with living wages and generous benefits for our staff. We provide our staff with health benefits that allow flexibility for holistic health care. We provide retirement savings benefits to our team. We invest in a socially conscious bank and super fund..