wabi-sabi farmer: too too maters

This year, I finally moved ahead and ordered seeds from the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Their stunning catalog has kept my excited about the hobbit house garden ever since I discovered it. For tomatoes, I had just ordered three grape varieties, not wanting to overwhelm myself with prep work in the new lot, among […]

reassembling pieces

We are well into our third summer at our wabi-sabi cottage. Although much of the plantings are still the panicked rush of getting plants into the ground before they shrivel in the heat, continual development and evolution has begun in the more established parts of the gardens. The side garden was the first bed established, […]

hobbit house spring?

today, at our wabi-sabi cottage: goldfinches regain their color, delicate buds are under wraps, and seeds are sprouting in trays indoors…