Rooting, Replanting, and Reflecting August in Zone 9 is full of contradictions. Your tomatoes are still ripening, your basil won’t quit, and yet—the garden is clearly tired. You might be, too. But what if we didn’t rush this month? What if we moved through August like the garden does—slowly, intentionally, resting in the heat while…
A soul-rooted guide to knowing when to pull, when to pause, and how to make space for what’s next 🌿 Opening Reflection: The Quiet Work of Clearing Letting go doesn’t always look like a dramatic harvest or a fresh beginning. Sometimes it looks like a wilted squash vine and a pair of garden shears you…
Gentle rhythms, garden-fresh ingredients, and nourishing meals when it’s too hot to cook 🌿Cooking in the Cracks of Summer Summer in a Southern kitchen teaches you one thing fast: don’t fight the heat. By mid-July, turning on the oven feels like a declaration of war against the sun. The garden is overflowing, the kids are…
A slow, intuitive approach to helping your tomatoes set fruit—with grace, not panic. 🌼 Introduction: When Flowers Hold Promise… But No Fruit Appears There’s a kind of hope wrapped in a tomato blossom. That tiny yellow flare signals your hard work might finally pay off. But what happens when the plant is thriving, blooming profusely—and…
A soulful and strategic approach to designing your space for a fruitful season ahead 🍂 Introduction: When the Map Becomes the Prayer By late summer, my garden always looks a little worn and wild—like it’s been through something. And it has. So have I. There’s something sacred about this in-between season. The beans are yellowing,…
Some mornings, before I even put the kettle on, I wander into the garden barefoot. It started years ago as a whim—an innocent desire to connect with the earth before the day rushed in. But over time, this ritual became something sacred. My feet became scouts, sensing shifts in my garden’s health before I noticed…
