In 2022, I took over the family garden. We had just welcomed our second child into the world and I would be out on paid paternity leave for 4 months. My wife had been landscaping this property since 2014 and had established a great number of plants, bushes, annuals, and décor that really made this house a home for our growing family.

My oldest was 2 going on 3 at the time and I wanted to give her a summer of outdoors play, fun, and a basis in gardening that I was lucky enough to learn from my mother. I’ve grown hot peppers over the years here as it was isolated and easy to maintain without the prying eyes and hands of children, but with our family how at 4, a paradigm shift was needed. We began picking out seeds together, planning what worked for all of us rather than what daddy wants. I began simple, tracking our purchases in spreadsheets and OneNote, buying raised garden beds in place of in ground beds with surrounds.

It’s now January 1st, 2025 and today I want to bring out from the behind the show that is my hobby and a passion. This blog will run off affiliate links and limited ads. There will be sponsored posts and giveaways. Most importantly, there will be pictures. Please respect the copyright of these pictures and link back with credit. I’m not new to photography, blogging, or copyright, I’ve been making content since 2002. I’m hoping to bring to the world my small portion, my small garden with hopes that one day I can fill something like this 1,300 sqft back alley lawn with something a little better.