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Cultivate peace—grow food, create beauty, and support nature through backyard gardening
Step into a world of wonder and intentional ways of living right outside your door. Here you’ll find tools, resources, encouragement, and seasonal wisdom. Whether you’re just curious, starting out, or depending your roots, you’ll find encouragement here every step of the way.
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Hi, I’m Michelle,
For most of my life, I poured into everything and everyone else leaving little space to breathe — let alone heal. Then at age 48, I planted my first seed. What happened in that garden changed everything.
As a registered nurse (RN, BSN) I understand at the biologic level what gardening does for our nervous system, our stress response, and our sense of connection to the natural world.
I know what it feels like to need a place to breathe. Gardening gave that to me, and I created this space to help you find it too through practical tips, honest product recommendations, garden tours of my garden (and others), and quiet reflections that connect you to nature and the Creator.
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A Garden That Feeds More Than Your Table
A quiet morning or evening after work with hands in the soil. Fresh herbs brightening your meals. A backyard alive with butterflies, bees, birdsong, and beneficial insects. Children (or grandkids) who know where food comes from. A beautiful space to escape to on an ordinary Tuesday that feels sacred. A garden that feeds not just your table — but your whole self. A space that nourishes body, mind, and soul.
Gardening for the body, mind and soul
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17 Top Gifts for Gardeners
Looking for the best gifts for gardeners? Whether shopping for a friend, family member, or yourself, these 17 garden-inspired gifts combine…
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Container Gardening / Garden Design / Garden Techniques & Design / Gardening Basics / Raised Bed Gardening / Tools and Equipment / Tutorials
How We Upgraded Our Wooden Raised Beds to Durable Birdies Raised Beds
Switching to Birdies Raised Metal Garden Beds Our untreated pine garden beds lasted about three and a half years before…
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October Garden Book Club: Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life by Marta McDowell
If you’ve ever been charmed by Beatrix Potter’s stories, from Peter Rabbit to Jemima Puddle-Duck, this book offers a beautiful…
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September Garden Book Club: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver
Book Overview This September, our Garden Book Club explores Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. I’m thrilled to read this…
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August Garden Book Club Pick: Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion.
Book Overview The book for August is Night Magic: Adventures among Glowworms, Moon Gardens, and Other Marvels of the Dark…
