08/18/2026
One year ago next week, we moved into this house.
And almost immediately, I decided the backyard needed to become something more than just a backyard. I wanted to grow food for my kitchen, flowers for my house, and eventually create a little ecosystem that felt like ours. It also became the beginning of the new brand, Butter & Bloom. 🌱
So I dug. And edged. And built garden beds. And filled them. And planted everything from seed on the windowsills of my dining room.
I did every bit of it myself—with a healthy amount of muscle supplied by the hubs when my stubbornness exceeded my strength. 😂
And somehow, in less than a year, this happened.
I’ve already picked hundreds of tomatoes, along with endless cucumbers and zucchini, and we’re nowhere near finished. I grow flowers that I actually get to cut and bring inside. I grow food that makes its way into my kitchen. And I did it all without a single pesticide.
But the part I’m most proud of isn’t even what I’m harvesting.
It’s what I’ve created around it.
Butterflies. Hummingbirds. Fireflies. Hawk moths. Monarchs. And hundreds and hundreds of bumblebees.
This garden is busy. It’s alive. It’s a little wild. And I absolutely love it.
I’m not usually one to give myself a shout-out, but today I’m going to.
I made this happen.
In less than one year.
With a shovel, a ridiculous amount of determination, a lot of seeds, and a husband who occasionally had to provide the muscle.
And honestly? I love every damn second of it. 🌱🦋🐝
Welcome to the backyard that started Butter & Bloom.
