gardening | Morgan Barrett

Where My Heart Beats

Folklore played through the speakers as I drove west down the gravel road with the twins in tow, bringing fall to mind, making me yearn...

Lessons Learned in the Garden

5 Things I Didn't Want My Garden to Teach Me (But It Did Anyway): The most important lessons are often the most difficult to learn.

Summer's Last Song

August has been surprisingly mild... the mornings have been cool, foggy, and not too humid. These mornings... herald the beginning of fall.

Midsummer's Eve

Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice — June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter reflections and yearning for spring

Today, it’s hard to imagine this ground bursting with life, as I know it will be in just a few short weeks.

Indoor Seed Starting in the Lull of Winter

Starting seeds is a tangible connection to warmer and sunnier days ahead, and it's good for daydreaming and buoying my mental health.

2022: This is Your Year to Start a Garden

So you want to start a garden? Let’s keep it simple! Gardening is supposed to be fun, not overwhelming.