Find your garden story - and grow it
Put your whole self in your garden to create mindfulness, connections and a thriving ecosystem.
Our lawns need a purpose
Plant a garden on your front lawn and you’ll change the world around you. It’s not an exaggeration; it’s what happened when I decided to break the rule of manicured front lawns.
I created a front-lawn vegetable and flower garden out of necessity - it’s the only sunny spot on our small property.
I was very self-aware about it. But when people stopped in their tracks to look at the garden or talk to me when I was puttering around, I knew I had found my purpose.
You see, a garden is not just for our own enjoyment. It’s for others too - not the very least, local wildlife. Pollinators, birds, beneficial bugs, all desperately need a welcoming garden to thrive and multiply, especially in urban environments like mine.
Gardening my story
I didn’t know what my gardening philosophy was until very recently. And to be honest, I didn’t even realize there was such a thing.
When I stepped back one day to take in my hodgepodge raised bed garden, I was struck by how much it resembled… me.
Peppered with mistakes. Sprinkled with little pockets of joy. A bit chaotic. Experimental. Deliberate in spots. Purposeful.
And that was my true moment of clarity: We should all garden our own story and share it with the world around us.