The Journal

A seasonal record of growing, making, and living — documenting gardens in progress, skills learned through practice, and the philosophy behind why any of it matters.

The Courtyard Garden, Phase One: Clearing, Removing, and Beginning
Shannon Foster-Boline Shannon Foster-Boline

The Courtyard Garden, Phase One: Clearing, Removing, and Beginning

The courtyard was the first space at Hilltop to be completely reimagined. This post documents the earliest decisions, removals, and revisions — not as a finished reveal, but as the beginning of a garden designed to be lived in, worked in, and returned to daily.

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Hilltop
Living, Gardening Shannon Foster-Boline Living, Gardening Shannon Foster-Boline

Hilltop

A personal record of shaping Hilltop—my home in East Tennessee—into a series of garden rooms where growing, making, and daily life overlap.

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