Inside this edition of Natural Garden News
- Hurry up and stop
- If you want a Grounded garden…
- A time for planting, a time for singing
- Land heals but it doesn’t go back
- Doing it for me, benefiting us all
- When the trees fell
- New book – The Unfinished Cottage Landscape
- What’s going on at Lucas House
- The Grounded native plants ideas generator!
- My Haliburton Native Plant Database
English Haliburton cottage garden- The dirty secret about poor soils
- Today’s recommended reading
- Today’s VIP (Very Important Plant)
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Simon Payn
Grounded
Email: hello@groundedgardens.ca
Web: groundedgardens.ca
Hurry up and stop
Summer is going so fast, there’s hardly time to enjoy it.
Which is why I’m extending an invitation to you.
Come to Lucas House, my trial garden next to the post office in Haliburton village, go down one of the paths… then stop and look.
I just did that – and was amazed by how alive it is.
There’s something about stopping and noticing that stills the rush of thoughts in my head. Suddenly I am in the present – and it feels good.
So come to Lucas House, or just stop still in your own landscape.
You’ll be glad you did.
Simon
Haliburton’s resident deer often leaves her fawns to rest in the garden at Lucas House. Although I’m mad at the deer for eating everything… I can’t be too mad. Look at them!
If you want a Grounded garden…
I’m currently booking garden and shoreline installs (and management services) for fall 2026, as well as spring 2027.
We start by having a quick call to see if it makes sense for me to come look at your site in the spring.
To see some of my recent work, please see this page.
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A time for planting, a time for singing
When you’re in the garden, you’re in a process that started long before you put a shovel into the ground and will continue long after you’re gone. Read more.
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Land heals but it doesn’t go back
What happens when the builders leave. Read more.
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Doing it for me, benefiting us all
Beavers change landscapes and create biodiversity. Can we be more like beavers? Read more.
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When the trees fell
Trees mean something to us. They also mean something to those who come after us. Read more.
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Now Available:
The Unfinished Cottage Landscape
I’ve written a short book about my way of landscaping.
The Unfinished Cottage Landscape is about what happens when you stop fighting the land and start noticing what it’s already doing.
It’s for anyone who has ever sighed getting out of the car on a Friday evening, looking at what still needs to be done. And for anyone who suspects there might be a different way.
Click the button below to read more and order the book. Price is $15 with free shipping.
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