Introduction 🌸 There’s a sacred kind of stillness that comes before the growing season begins—the quiet weeks when the garden waits, and the gardener listens. It’s in this quiet that faith and stewardship meet. Preparing a new garden season isn’t about rushing toward results. It’s about aligning your hands with God’s rhythm and your heart…
Introduction 🌸 The garden knows how to wait. Long after the harvest baskets are stored and the tools are hung, the soil settles into stillness—quiet, resting, yet alive with unseen work. We often think of winter as an ending, but the garden reminds us that stillness is a sacred beginning. Beneath the quiet surface, roots…
🍂 Every season has its rhythm. Spring is for planting, summer for tending, autumn for harvesting—and then comes the quiet work of clearing. End-of-season cleanup is one of those garden chores that feels both bittersweet and hopeful. On one hand, you’re pulling up what has finished, sometimes with sadness at plants that didn’t thrive. On…
❄️ I’ll never forget the first winter I underestimated frost. The forecast called it “light,” and I thought my garden would be fine. The next morning, I walked outside to find wilted basil, scorched bean leaves, and tender zinnias blackened overnight. Frost can look gentle—a shimmer of ice on the grass—but it can devastate tender…
🌷 Every winter, when the trees are bare and the garden feels quiet, I find myself craving signs of life. Porch pots filled with bulbs are one of the simplest ways to bring beauty and joy to this season. Bulbs are patient teachers. You tuck them away, often when the world feels cold or still,…
Introduction 🌸 October is one of my favorite months in the garden. The light softens, the air cools, and even the soil seems to sigh in relief after the long summer. The rush of planting and harvesting eases, and what remains is the gentle work of tending, gathering, and preparing for rest. Over the years,…
