Cartographer's Cantrip

ALT A wooden table in front of an old brick or stone wall, with several items scattered atop the table: -An old, battered journal -Seven glass bottles of various shapes, each filled with colorful liquids (one tall and thin beaker, one short beaker with a glass stirring rod inside, two conical flasks, two round-bottom flasks, and one pear-shaped flask held in a small metal frame) -A mortar & pestle -A small mound of red powder There's also a clip of newspaper pinned to the wall. The page is titled "Obituaries". The text reads, "Didier Dupont has passed away at the age of 65. A gardener working at the Northwood House, Didier was a pillar of Salchester’s horticulture community and an active member of the Salchester Gardening Society, well-loved for his kindness and well-respected for his knowledge. Despite his reserved nature, he became renowned in the Salchester Gardening Society for his encyclopedic insights into the cultivation of plants." and fades to a blur