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While all around us is dry, tired and browning, the flowers are basking in their daily watering (sometimes multiple times) and feeding to help them survive the increasing high heat and no rain spells that’s marking our summer in southest Howard County. Weekly succession plantings of sunflower are keeping us at a regular harvest pace. The final zinnia and cosmos seeding has been finished, preparing for additional fall color to accompany the dahlias. Starting flowers from seed is a radical act of hope, much reflecting the resolve I attempt to wake with each morning. There are fails along the way in the garden that induce humility and deep appreciation for what lives, knowing that my efforts are but a part. Flowers don’t care about our timeline, or need for meaning. They live, bloom, drop seed and become part of organic matter to feed the soil. In that process, we can witness their unique beauty. They offer us a chance tap into our own life’s light, reflected in them.

Life is fleeting, like summer moments, and the flowers’ blooms. This is why I grow. I cultivate those moments of joy through the flowers I farm, to share with you and yours.