Pull Up a Chair

There is something deeply satisfying about choosing the right thing on purpose.

Not the prettiest seed packet. Not the one that looked most impressive on the shelf. The one that actually fits your space, your soil, your life.

That's what we've been up to in the garden lately. Cucumbers that stay compact instead of taking over everything in a five-foot radius. Carrots are tucked into rows by dropping them into corn starch, so you can actually see where you are planting them! And then there are the pumpkins, which we did not plan, did not design, and did not ask permission before deciding to grow directly next to the pig pen. Some things just show up and dare you to tend them anyway.

*Compact snacking cucumbers that we planted this year*

But here's what the garden keeps teaching me: the intentional choices and the surprise volunteers both need the same thing. Good conditions. A little faith. Someone willing to show up and pay attention.

I think that's true of a life too.

So many of us spent years planting whatever someone else handed us — the career, the role, the version of ourselves that fit someone else's plan. And now, in this season, we get to actually choose. Compact or sprawling. Tidy rows or a little chaos by the fence. What fits who we actually are.

That's what designing a flourishing life looks like in May. Dirt under your fingernails and a few good decisions made on purpose.

With love,

Jules + Lane

Bocephus enjoyed that pumpkin in the fall, and those seeds gifted us this volunteer pumpkin plant this spring!

Out in the Garden

Notes & Tips from the Greenhouse

Step inside the greenhouse for a second. It is lush in there right now — full and green and quietly doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Blooms are coming. We can feel it. There is something about a greenhouse in late spring that feels like a held breath right before something beautiful happens. We are tending it, watching it, and we cannot wait to share what's growing. More soon.

A couple of things we have learned are worth passing along:

Don't rush the transplant. If your seedlings have been living inside, give them a few days outside in the shade before you put them in full sun. That adjustment period makes all the difference.

Water in the morning. It sounds simple because it is. Morning water gives roots what they need before the heat of the day and keeps the leaves dry by evening. Less disease, happier plants.

Tuck it in Your Pocket

The garden doesn't lie. Plant the right thing in the right place, tend it with intention, and something good is going to grow. That's true in May. That's true in life. — Jules

Have a question you'd love me to answer? A project you're proud of? Something inspiring you've seen? I’d love to hear it—and it might just show up in a future newsletter.

We’re building something beautiful here, together. Now that's BombDiggity!

Here’s to designing a flourishing life,