How (and why) to gather your herbal bounty before the weather shifts 🌞 Opening Reflection: Catching the Last Warm Notes There’s a particular beauty to herbs in late summer. Their leaves are fragrant and full, their stems woody with wisdom, their flowers sometimes fading. And then, seemingly overnight, the air shifts. If you’re in Zone…
Build better soil, support pollinators, and prep for spring—even in tiny spaces 🌿 Opening Reflection: Don’t Let Size Limit Stewardship If you garden in a small raised bed, patio plot, or tight suburban corner, you may wonder if cover crops are worth the space. You might even assume they’re just for farms or sprawling homesteads….
Rebuilding your beds with compost, care, and grace before the next season begins 🍂 Opening Reflection: Feed the Soil, Not Just the Plants As the garden transitions from summer to fall, the temptation is to rush straight into planting—new seeds, new starts, fresh hope. But fall planting success begins below the surface. After the stress…
A gentle practice to mark transition, release the past, and welcome grace into your growing space 🌱 Opening Reflection: Sometimes You Start Over There are moments in the garden that feel like failure. The squash vine borer got to your favorite plant. The tomatoes blighted. The heat came early. The plans didn’t unfold the way…
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 reflection on holy pause, soil-deep stillness, and trusting what’s already growing 🌱 Opening Reflection: The Weeds Can Wait Sometimes, the weeds feel louder than the flowers.The undone list creeps in every time you step outside.And even this garden you love can start to feel like another chore. That’s when it’s time to rest.Not because…
