In the Garden · Summer
Late Summer in the Garden
Tomatoes on the counter, watermelon in the refrigerator, armfuls of flowers, and pumpkin vines reaching toward fall.
Author · Gardener · Banjo player
A house, a garden, and the quiet pleasure of attentive making.
A journal of plants, kitchens, seasonal making, and the quieter rituals that gather a home — kept from a small farm in middle Tennessee.
Pumpkins growing, goldfinches gathering seeds, and a little news about my illustrated children’s book, Spring Bird List at Fremont Farm.
Letters from the farm
A little of the farm, in your inbox.
Garden notes, stories from Fremont Farm, and news about my children’s book. I’d love to keep in touch.
Recent entries
In the Garden · Houseplants
Creating Space for Plants in Your Home
East- and west-facing windows, a fresh collection of houseplants, and the slow work of learning what thrives where.
In the Garden · Houseplants
Garden for the North Window
A windowless bathroom, a fluorescent shelf, and the quiet pleasure of plants where you least expect them.
Seasonal Making · Wreaths
Bloomsbury Farm Winter Wreath
A Friday at the farm shop, a basket of winter goodies, and a simple wreath of dried flowers worth gathering friends for.
Seasonal Making · Ornaments
Dried Floral Baubles
A grandmotherly neighbor, hot cocoa on the kitchen table, and a quiet December afternoon making nature-inspired ornaments.
In the Garden · Roadside
Cultivating Roadside Finds
Roadside roses, Tennessee light, and the pleasure of noticing what is already growing at the edges of a place.
By the writer
Sarah Frémont
I write from a small 46-acre farm in middle Tennessee, where I keep a garden, raise a family, and notice the seasons one window at a time. The journal is the slow record of all of it.
AuthorGardenerBanjo player
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Four corners of the journal
In the Garden
Flowers, borders, houseplants, propagation, and the rooms that hold them.
Garden writing that feels practical, atmospheric, and deeply lived-in.
Browse the gardenFrom the Kitchen
Tomatoes, herbs, potatoes, pumpkins, and useful beauty in the yard.
Garden writing that treats abundance, utility, and romance as part of the same plot.
Browse kitchen piecesSeasonal Making
Wreaths, tablescapes, branches, dried flowers, and the shape of the year indoors.
Projects and seasonal rituals that make the house feel tuned to the changing year.
Browse seasonal piecesPlant Lore
Plant history, books, pattern, memory, and the reflective life of the garden.
Essays and stories that give the archive its library-shelf feeling.
Browse plant lore