04/10/2026
Hello flower friends. I’ve missed you. We took a much needed break last summer, and I know some of you are waiting to hear what’s next.
The short answer is that we won’t be open for you-pick flowers this summer.
The long answer is that I think that chapter has closed, at least in its original form. But I have new dreams. And they’re dreams I can’t accomplish alone.
I named last summer ‘The Summer of No Flowers’ + that was only a small part of what made 2025 sad. Even in the first months of 2026 I was still feeling like a shell of myself, but I held out hope that if I kept returning to the things that used to make me feel alive, I might dream again someday.
This winter, while out on a walk, I started envisioning a public garden that would be filled with grasses, perennials, native plants, and small trees — a naturalistic landscape that wouldn’t require mowing, irrigating, tilling, and replanting every year. It would be sustainable. And tucked inside it would be benches, bird feeders, little surprises that feed all the senses, and a prayer labyrinth. I started reading + sketching plans.
Then last month, to celebrate my 40th birthday, I went on an impromptu solo trip to St. Simons Island. The trip actually started out as something sad, but on the island I was met by a Presence so kind and loving that I could hardly bear it. And the place I met that Presence most profoundly — in what I would call a Vision from God — was in a place I didn’t even have on my itinerary. It was a place I was led to, and it was in a garden with a labyrinth.
I am ready to start working on this new dream, but I need your help.
For starters, we don’t own the field. We rent it. So securing a long-term lease or being able to purchase the property is foundational.
Next, this is not a project that would generate income. I want it to be a gift to the community that I could create + share freely. I am ready to put in sweat equity + our own dollars, but I will need more of both than we have.
If you know of grants, people who care about preserving green spaces, or other helpful resources, would you please let me know? I hope I get to share a new garden with you soon. 🤍
