Inspired Garden Guide

Ground That RestsLeviticus 25:4

The closing row. Months of empty ground, at peace with a season that will produce nothing, and rest is not preparation for productivity anywhere in it. Leviticus 25:4 makes the sabbath the land's own.

ZevHebrew roots & the feasts

10 min

Waiting On Seed

Eleven Days And Still Nothing There

Waiting On Seed11 minNova

Ground That Rests

I Cannot Rest Until I Have Earned It

Ground That Rests10 minJubilee

I Kill Everything

It Was My Grandmother's And I Lost It

I Kill Everything10 minZariah

Waiting On Seed

I Stopped Looking Because Looking Hurt

Waiting On Seed10 minZariah

I Kill Everything

I Tell People I Am Not A Plant Person

I Kill Everything11 minElias

Too Small A Space

Two Hours Of Light And That Is All

Too Small10 minAmir

Ground That Rests

This May Be The Last Winter I See

Ground That Rests10 minElias

2 Corinthians 10:12

Too Small A Space

Everybody Else's Is Bigger

Too Small10 minCaleb

2 Corinthians 10:12

First Thing Growing

I Did Not Expect To Feel Anything

First Thing Growing10 minMelody

Ground That Rests

The Dark Months Flatten Me

Ground That Rests10 minNova

First Thing Growing

My Daughter Saw It Before I Did

First Thing Growing10 minAmir

I Kill Everything

My Children Asked And I Said No

I Kill Everything10 minSantiago

First Thing Growing

It Feels Too Small To Tell Anyone

First Thing Growing9 minJubilee

Too Small A Space

I Rent And I Cannot Dig Anything

Too Small10 minMelody

It Was Doing So Well

It Died Anyway10 minImani

The Bed I Neglected

The Neighbors Can See It

Bed Neglected10 minMelody

I Kill Everything

I Cannot Throw The Dead Ones Out

I Kill Everything10 minZev

The Bed I Neglected

My Husband Built That Bed

Bed Neglected10 minEliana

I Planted That Tree When He Was Born

It Died Anyway11 minZev

First Thing Growing

I Keep Going Out To Look At It

First Thing Growing9 minSantiago

I Kill Everything

My Father Could Grow Anything

I Kill Everything11 minAmir

Ground That Rests

The Fallow Year And The Guilt Of It

Ground That Rests10 minAmir

Waiting On Seed

I Want A Sign That It Is Working

Waiting On Seed10 minZev

I Cried More Than I Expected To

It Died Anyway9 minMelody

The Bed I Neglected

The Tools Are Where I Left Them

Bed Neglected10 minTahoma

Colossians 3:13

It Died While I Was Away

It Died Anyway10 minTahoma

Colossians 3:13

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Ground That Rests

I Fill The Season With Projects

Ground That Rests10 minSantiago

Ecclesiastes 4:6

I Do Not Want To Plant There Again

It Died Anyway10 minNova

Too Small A Space

I Move Every Year

Too Small10 minNova

Ground That Rests

I Plan All Through The Empty Months

Ground That Rests9 minMelody

Ecclesiastes 7:8

First Thing Growing

I Want To Plant Twenty More Right Now

First Thing Growing10 minZariah

Ecclesiastes 7:8

One Cold Night Took All Of Them

It Died Anyway10 minCaleb

Philippians 4:6

Waiting On Seed

I Check It Four Times A Day

Waiting On Seed10 minImani

Philippians 4:6

I Kill Everything

I Say I Have A Black Thumb

I Kill Everything11 minMelody

Waiting On Seed

I Dug One Up To See

Waiting On Seed11 minCaleb

Too Small A Space

A Strip Beside A Parking Space

Too Small10 minTahoma

The Bed I Neglected

I Avoid The Window That Looks At It

Bed Neglected10 minCaleb

Waiting On Seed

I Have Waited For Bigger Things Than This

Waiting On Seed10 minEliana

Too Small A Space

I Had Acres And Now I Have A Sill

Too Small10 minElias

I Cannot Find What I Did Wrong

It Died Anyway10 minJubilee

I Kill Everything

I Am Seventy One And It Is Too Late

I Kill Everything11 minEliana

The Bed I Neglected

I Let The Whole Thing Go Two Summers Ago

Bed Neglected10 minElias

First Thing Growing

One Of Them Came Up

First Thing Growing9 minImani

The Bed I Neglected

I Have Been Apologizing To The Ground

Bed Neglected10 minZev

Waiting On Seed

I Waited Forty Years For Something Else

Waiting On Seed11 minElias

Philippians 4:8

The Bed I Neglected

I Only See What Is Wrong With It

Bed Neglected10 minZariah

Philippians 4:8

Waiting On Seed

This Is Not Really About The Seed

Waiting On Seed10 minTahoma

The Bed I Neglected

It Went When I Got Ill

Bed Neglected10 minAmir

Too Small A Space

A Ledge In A Room I Did Not Choose

Too Small10 minEliana

Ecclesiastes 3:2

I Did Everything Right And It Died

It Died Anyway10 minEliana

Ecclesiastes 3:2

First Thing Growing

I Said Thank You Out Loud

First Thing Growing9 minZev

Waiting On Seed

I Want To Plant More On Top

Waiting On Seed10 minSantiago

Ground That Rests

I Do Not Know What To Do With Myself

Ground That Rests10 minEliana

Lamentations 3:23

First Thing Growing

Fifty Years And It Still Does This

First Thing Growing10 minElias

Lamentations 3:23

Waiting On Seed

I Think I Planted Them Wrong

Waiting On Seed10 minMelody

The Bed I Neglected

It Was My Mother's Garden

Bed Neglected10 minJubilee

First Thing Growing

I Am Afraid To Be Pleased

First Thing Growing9 minNova

The Bed I Neglected

I Am Ashamed Of The State Of It

Bed Neglected10 minNova

I Kill Everything

Somebody Gave It To Me And I Killed It

I Kill Everything12 minImani

Ground That Rests

The Ground Is Resting And I Am Not

Ground That Rests10 minTahoma

Ecclesiastes 8:17

I Kill Everything

I Followed The Instructions Exactly

I Kill Everything11 minJubilee

Ecclesiastes 8:17

The Bed I Neglected

I Think I Have To Do It All At Once

Bed Neglected11 minSantiago

Too Small A Space

My Courtyard Is In Shade All Day

Too Small10 minZev

I Kill Everything

I Walk Past The Plants Now

I Kill Everything11 minCaleb

An Animal Took It In The Night

It Died Anyway10 minAmir

Ground That Rests

Nothing Is In The Ground Now

Ground That Rests10 minZev

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Waiting On Seed

I Cannot Tell Waiting From Wasting Time

Waiting On Seed10 minJubilee

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Ground That Rests

The Empty Ground Looks Like Failure

Ground That Rests9 minImani

I Kill Everything

I Water Them Until They Drown

I Kill Everything10 minNova

Lamentations 3:26

Waiting On Seed

The Packet Said Seven To Twenty One Days

Waiting On Seed10 minAmir

Lamentations 3:26

The Old Apple Came Down In The Storm

It Died Anyway10 minElias

Ground That Rests

I Want To Be Doing Something Out There

Ground That Rests9 minCaleb

Too Small A Space

The Yard Is Shared And None Of It Is Mine

Too Small10 minSantiago

I Had Already Told Everybody

It Died Anyway10 minSantiago

Song of Solomon 2:11

Ground That Rests

I Want To Force Something To Grow Inside

Ground That Rests10 minZariah

Song of Solomon 2:11

I Kept The Dead One For A Month

It Died Anyway10 minZariah

The Bed I Neglected

I Have Started Three Times And Stopped

Bed Neglected11 minImani

First Thing Growing

The First Thing Since I Was A Girl

First Thing Growing9 minEliana

Too Small A Space

I Am Not Sure I Am Allowed

Too Small10 minJubilee

First Thing Growing

I Gave It A Name And Told Nobody

First Thing Growing9 minTahoma

Too Small A Space

I Feel Silly Calling It A Garden

Too Small10 minImani

First Thing Growing

I Took Eleven Photographs Of It

First Thing Growing10 minCaleb

Too Small A Space

A Windowsill And A Bit Of Concrete

Too Small10 minZariah

Ecclesiastes 11:6

I Kill Everything

Four In A Row And I Stopped Trying

I Kill Everything11 minTahoma

Ecclesiastes 11:6