Join Mary Folkerts in her garden with her evocative poem “Holy Ground,” as she toils and praises through the sacred work of gardening.

In “Quarter-Acre Plot,” Christopher James reminisces about working alongside his grandfather in the garden and makes his own attempt to follow in his footsteps.

In “Desert’s Song,” Kris Ann Valdez captures the sweet season of wildflowers and beautiful surroundings before summer begins.

Chelsea Fraser brings us into the gardens of her faith and life as a mother in her poems “Buried Faith” and “March 11.”

Rosa Gilbert brings us into the garden of her memories, grief, and joy in “Under the Saman Tree” and other poems.

Take a deep breath with Tanner Olson, a spoken word poet, and relax into “The Slow Unfolding of Now.”

Join Grace Shaw as she wanders her way through “The Drastic Garden,” a garden that requires nothing but all of you.

In “Gardens Entwined,” Gail Davidson remembers beautiful days tending the soil with her children until those days were but a distant memory in a painful present.

Riley Morsman celebrates the first hint of spring and new life in her stunning poem, “When the Yellow Finally Arrives.”

In her poems "Snowdrops" and "How Long, Oh Lord, How Long," Kassi Wilson awaits a hopeful sign.

Kristine Amundrud finds holy healing in the garden, as she brings her pain to God in “To Touch the Hem” and other poems.

In “Live, Still,” Alicia Hamilton spreads hope through the nature metaphor of a tree with the message that cracked things cannot become the death of us.

In “Eden,” Cheryl Carlos clings to God’s glory in the silence as she yearns for her Eden.

Deborah Rutherford finds healing from depression and deep spiritual awakenings in her gardens in “Hallelujahs in the Garden Bed” and other poems.

In her poem “Song of the Branch,” Christina Moore expresses her love and devotion, clinging to what satisfies her soul.

In her lovely poem “Hallowed is the Breaking,” Rachel Lynne Sakashita ponders the ferocity and necessity of rain and its power to both create and destroy. In “Delight is a Barefoot Sprint,” she draws us into the joyful complexity of delight in the face of nature’s many uncertainties.