Garden Notes

Garden Grey: On Gardening, Mood, and a Life of Aromatics
Garden Grey: On Gardening, Mood, and a Life of Aromatics
I’ve been gardening for as long as I can remember. Some of that story lives on my about page, but it feels especially fitting to expand on it here, because... Read more...
Iowa Sunset - Embracing the Light
There’s a particular kind of peace that settles in when you’re walking a gravel road at dusk. The heat lifts, the wind softens, and the light stretches itself low across the fields in long, golden bands. The gravel shifts under your feet with that steady, familiar crunch. Read more...
Upper South
Upper South
My flagship blend was born from the long path of learning how to belong to myself. For years, I moved from place to place...new towns, new faces, new beginnings -... Read more...
Blackbird - Be Bold
Blackbird - Be Bold
The red-winged blackbird does not ask permission to be seen. It simply is. Bright shouldered, sure-voiced, entirely itself. And in that way, it teaches a lesson: about heart and direction,... Read more...
Rosin & Roses - A Golden Symphony of Botanicals
Rosin & Roses - A Golden Symphony of Botanicals
A golden, resinous blend, that settles like the deep, warm notes of a cello, crafted for the people who create so much for the rest of us, and anyone who... Read more...
The Story Behind Inner Garden Botanicals
The Story Behind Inner Garden Botanicals
Inner Garden Botanicals is born from a philosophy my Father shared with me when I was young, helping him in the Garden. He told me that within each of our... Read more...
Starry Night - A sky full of stars
Starry Night - A sky full of stars
Some nights, all it takes is a few minutes beneath the stars to remember that the world is wide, time is something we don't truly understand, and we are held... Read more...
Northside Herbal Chai - A sense of "Wander"
Northside Herbal Chai - A sense of "Wander"
 The warmth, the spice, the flash of petals reminiscent of colorful murals... a blend shaped by the character of a neighborhood that’s comfortable being exactly what it is.  Read more...
Mint Meadows - A moment of Silence
Mint Meadows - A moment of Silence
Mint has always offered me focus and that brisk, elevated state when the mind feels clear and lifted. It’s a type of clarity that we don’t often get to experience... Read more...