The Garden Journal

“In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading out their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still.” - Cynthia Rylant

We’ve been hard at work doing daily posts on our social media channels, particularly Facebook, to help educate, maybe inspire, and alert our followers as to what is happening in our Gardens, what you should be doing in yours, and seasonal tasks. As we shift into a slower pace in the garden, and perhaps focus on more tasks that can be indoors or under cover, we are also busy looking ahead as to what we can offer in the way of workshops, events, and garden parties for 2023 and moving forward.

We would love some feedback, as we get so many requests to visit our gardens, but have found that when we do open them to the general public, we don’t quite get the visitation to justify the staffing that is required for hosting visitors to our site. This is a bit of a quandary. As much as we want to include open Garden days in our schedule, we haven’t quite figured out how to make it work: best days/times, etc. This is where you come in. Your support is crucial to our ability to grow and offer a robust schedule of workshops and events throughout the year to cover the mounting costs of running a garden of our size. It’s a lot of work!

We welcome any and all feedback, and look forward to hearing back from you. Here’s a great place to reach out directly:

https://laughinggoatfarm.com/contact-us/

Fall - Winter Garden Book List

Nature’s Best Hope, by Doug Tallamy

The Hummingbird Handbook, by John Shewey

The Flower Hunter: Seasonal flowers inspired by nature and gathered from the garden, by Lucy Hunter