Deb Soule harvests rosa rugosa in Avena Botanicals’ gardens. The roses are used in a number of the apothecary’s products.

Deb Soule and her staff sort the roses they harvested in the Avena Botanicals garden. Soule has been exploring herbal remedies since she was a teenager.

From left, Kaela van Breevoort Reed, Stephanie Cesario and Zoe Hayes work in one of the gardens at Avena Botanicals.

Stephanie Cesario gathers roses at Avena Botanicals. Cesario, the garden production coordinator, has worked at the biodynamic farm since April.

Stephanie Cesario harvests roses in the garden. Cesario is the garden production coordinator and has worked at the biodynamic farm with Deb Soule since April.

Deb Soule gently coaxes a bee off of a rose she harvested in the Avena Botanical garden.

From left, Stephanie Cesario, Deb Soule and Zoe Hayes sort through roses after harvesting them in the Avena Botanicals garden.

The Rose Petal Elixir, made from the Rosa rugosa harvested every morning on site, in the shop at Avena Botanicals apothecary and gardens.

Deb Soule and her staff of seasonal gardeners harvest rosa rugosa in the Avena Botanicals garden. Deb Soule bought the current farm 22 years ago, 10 years into her business.

Zoe Hayes harvests Rosa rugosa in the Avena Botanicals garden. The roses are used in a number of the apothecary's products, including their popular Rose Petal Elixir.

Kaela van Breevoort Reed carefully coaxes a bee from the rose as she harvests Rosa rugosa in the Avena Botanicals garden.

The roses harvested every morning are put in jars to soak in a mixture of organic glycerin and organic alcohol solution.