Shy's Garden

Where blooms preach sermons

I keep a garden because it keeps me. Every bud that opens without striving reminds me that growth is His work, that beauty is never wasted, and that the One who clothes the field has not forgotten me.

“Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not.” — Luke 12:27 KJV

Wicker egg chair nestled among garden greenery at golden hour — A quiet seat in the garden

Pink rose reaching toward a soft blue sky — Roses reaching toward heaven

Speckled garden hen among straw and green fencing — The garden keeper

Pearl, a white garden hen with a bright red comb — Pearl, the beloved garden hen

Basil blooming with tall purple and white flower spikes — Basil in bloom

Vibrant magenta zinnia with Shy's Garden lettering — Zinnia, fully known

Vivid magenta zinnia blossom layered against a dark backdrop — Seen in full color

Deep magenta zinnia with golden stamens among dark green leaves — Held by the garden

Basil bushes flowering with pink and purple spikes as the sun sets behind the trees — Evening light on the basil row

Raised garden beds overflowing with pink, orange, red, and white zinnias — The zinnia beds, overflowing

Zinnias along a garden path glowing in golden hour sunlight — Golden hour down the row

A ruffled magenta zinnia beside a white zinnia streaked with pink — Two blooms, one grace

Garden Journal

Notes from the dirt and the divine

Short reflections on what the garden is teaching me about faith, patience, beauty, and the quiet presence of God.

Garden Faith

Consider the Lilies

The lilies do not toil or spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of them. What the garden teaches me about trust.

5 min read

Garden Life

Pearl, the Garden Hen

Pearl came to us as a surprise — small, watchful, and already beloved. A reflection on the ordinary miracles that make a garden feel like home.

4 min read

Seasonal Notes

What Zinnias Know

Zinnias bloom boldly, unbothered by heat or drought. A late-summer meditation on resilience, color, and being fully seen.

5 min read

Garden Kitchen

Basil and Prayer

When basil goes to flower, some say the leaves turn bitter. But the bees disagree. A short reflection on letting things bloom in their own season.

4 min read

Song of Solomon 2:12 KJV

“The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard in our land.”

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