Tag: garden
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A Wild and Free Summer
Blossoms, Baking and Everyday Magic Ok, so… yeah, I know I disappeared for a few months. But let’s be real — it was summer, and that is when I am the most sparkly. I was a little hard on myself at first for not writing, but then I reminded myself: I can do this however…
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The Wild Bloom vol. 3
This is The Wild Bloom, my weekly newsletter—a living, growing thing. Some weeks it’s soft and steady. Some weeks it’s wild and tangled. But always, it’s real. Think of it as a love note from my garden to your heart. 🌱 I won’t flood your inbox every time I post something. This newsletter is the one…
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Rootbound: When Growth Needs Space
May 2025 Every season, I like to try at least one thing I haven’t grown before. Sometimes it’s a flop, sometimes it’s magic—but either way, I learn something. For a few years I have thought that it would be so cool to grow artichokes. I’d always assumed they wouldn’t grow well here. I live in…
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Micro Monday
Learning to start slow and stay steady. There’s something special about starting a fresh batch of micros each week. By now, this rhythm feels like a quiet ritual I look forward to each morning. It helps me feel more grounded and gives me a sense of momentum. This week’s seeds felt different from the last…
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The Wild Bloom vol. 2
This is The Wild Bloom, my weekly newsletter—a living, growing thing. Some weeks it’s soft and steady. Some weeks it’s wild and tangled. But always, it’s real. Think of it as a love note from my garden to your heart. 🌱 I won’t flood your inbox every time I post something. This newsletter is the one…
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The Alien in My Aloe Pot:
A Lesson in Suspicion, Surprise, and Letting Things Grow It started with a vibe. The kind that makes the hairs on your arms stand up, but for no good reason. I was checking on my aloe seedlings—nothing new, just my usual little ritual. But then I spotted it. A tall, unfamiliar sprout jutting up like…
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Micro Monday
Planting the seeds of steady growth. This week I decided to pair up broccoli and purple radish. They didn’t ask for much. No soaking, no tricky moisture levels. Just a quiet space to settle in and do their thing. Keeping it simple! Sometimes, growth can be uncomplicated. Sometimes, it’s just about showing up. I planted on Monday…
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Deadheading Isn’t Failure – It’s Making Room
The stems crumbled between my fingers—dry, brittle, tangled. The garden had gone quiet over the winter, and I had let it. I hadn’t trimmed things back in the fall like I normally would. I hadn’t cleaned up or cleared space. I just… didn’t have it in me. By the time early spring rolled around, I…
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You’re Not Behind—You’re Rooting
There are days when it feels like I’m stuck in thick mud—heavy, slow, unsure if I’m moving at all. Other times, it feels like I’m underwater, holding my breath while life rushes by above me. I’ll look around and wonder how everyone else seems to be blooming while I’m still circling the same ache. Why…
Mandy, Wild & Free 