Friends,

Happy New Year to each of you! I hope your holiday season sparkled and was filled with cozy joy. I know the holidays can be complicated for many, and I hope you found some time to rest, to rejuvenate, and to reset — no matter how and what you celebrated.

And here we are in the infancy of the new year — promises of new beginnings both big and small, and a new trip around the sun. The days are still dark and cold for many of us, but I know my mind turns to planning at this time of year. I’m starting to think about what varieties I want to plant and grow in the garden, what projects I want to take on in our home, and what creative endeavors I’m ready to tackle this year.

One of those projects will be revamping my cutting garden. It has had several identities over the last few years. When we bought our home, this area looked more archaeological than agricultural — remnants of someone who once liked gardening.

I started by building up the four existing raised beds, but I soon found that the space was just inadequate.

So we built more beds. Lots more beds. What started as four raised beds is now twelve. And because I have other places to grow vegetables now, this area is devoted to flowers — especially flowers for cutting bouquets.

But I will confess something: it was an overgrown mess this last year. I’ve had so many other gardening projects happening, that it was a very low priority. So this year, one of my primary projects will be growing perennials in the cutting garden. I’ll also be direct seeding here. And just making sure it LOOKS beautiful. It’s one of the first places in the garden that people see when they come in. It should be beautiful.

I have a new video out which gives you a better feel for what the Cutting Garden looks like and what I have planned for this year. Take a look!

Wishing you all the best in this new year! Here’s to a year filled with love, creativity, and growth!

Cheers!

Angela