Our garden encourages me to be mindful, and it's my sanctuary.

Stacy Jo is most at home with her hands in the dirt and her heart open to the world. She sees beauty in the overlooked—wildflowers, quiet children, people with unspoken stories—and carries those details into her writing. Her garden is full of daylilies, but also of memory, resilience, and joy.

🌿 Version 2: Garden-Focused, Reflective

Gardening keeps Stacy Jo grounded. With each daylily grown from seed, she’s reminded that beauty often arrives quietly and unfolds slowly. A lifelong noticer and writer, she shares stories rooted in connection—to the earth, to others, and to the deep things that often go unsaid.

My husband and I hybridized some plants and grew all the blossoms in the slideshow in different places we've lived. We continue to anticipate what colorful surprises await.

"Your mind is a garden. Your thoughts are the seeds. The harvest can either be flowers or weeds."- William Wordsworth