{"id":41,"date":"2023-04-12T21:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2025-03-26T19:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T19:11:42","slug":"garden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/?page_id=41","title":{"rendered":"Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:1px\"><strong>Cultivating a Garden Sanctuary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Each year, I build upon my garden \u2014 transforming what was once an overgrown tangle of shrubs and weeds, untouched for years, into a thriving, productive vegetable patch. It\u2019s become my sanctuary \u2014 a place to step away from the rush of daily life, breathe deeply, and reconnect with nature, all while nurturing something meaningful and tangible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#e5e9ec\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>My vision is simple yet endlessly rewarding: to enrich the soil, improve the harvests, and grow stronger, healthier crops with each passing season. Slowly, I\u2019m weaving beauty through the space, adding flowers that will one day bloom into a vibrant tapestry alongside the vegetables. In time, I trust the garden will settle into its own rhythm \u2014 a harmonious blend of abundance and grace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-20be11b6 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/?page_id=51\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Vegetables<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250312_135058-1-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250312_135058-1-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250312_135058-1-768x902.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_20250312_135058-1.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-385\" style=\"width:404px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20230617183845-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Though our garden sits within a small town and space is limited, I embrace the challenge of growing as much as I can. Every corner is an opportunity \u2014 through interplanting, vertical growing, and creative design, I\u2019m learning to make the most of every inch. There\u2019s such joy in the process, in experimenting and discovering new ways to cultivate this little patch of earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/?page_id=55\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Flowers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-black-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\"><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"308\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-840x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-840x1024.jpg 840w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-768x937.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-1259x1536.jpg 1259w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-1679x2048.jpg 1679w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240426135851-1-2000x2439.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-2000x2667.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240517175427-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" 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size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG20220419084152-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG20220419084152-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG20220419084152-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG20220419084152-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG20220419084152.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"888\" data-id=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20230916-WA0006-e1697472291594-1024x888.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20230916-WA0006-e1697472291594-1024x888.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20230916-WA0006-e1697472291594-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20230916-WA0006-e1697472291594-768x666.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20230916-WA0006-e1697472291594-1536x1332.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG-20230916-WA0006-e1697472291594.jpg 1653w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"674\" height=\"899\" data-id=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240603110450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240603110450.jpg 674w, https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240603110450-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax is-position-center-center\" style=\"min-height:375px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-389 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG20240527103019.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">Wildlife holds a special place in my heart here. I garden organically when I can, always mindful of the pollinators and creatures that share this space. I leave patches of wild lawn, create pockets of water for birds, frogs, and insects, and plant with the hope of welcoming life into every corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\">This garden is a work in progress \u2014 a labour of love \u2014 and I\u2019m excited to see where it takes me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/?page_id=57\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Fruit trees<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cultivating a Garden Sanctuary Each year, I build upon my garden \u2014 transforming what was once an overgrown tangle of shrubs and weeds, untouched for years, into a thriving, productive vegetable patch. It\u2019s become my sanctuary \u2014 a place to step away from the rush of daily life, breathe deeply, and reconnect with nature, all &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/?page_id=41\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Garden&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":130,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-41","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390,"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/41\/revisions\/390"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/130"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thymetobreathe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}