2022 Dzen Garden Superlatives
The first year I had my garden my good friend and “Fairy Gardenmother” Jess gave me the advice to keep a little garden journal to jot things down in when they came up so I could remember what to do (and not do) the following year.
![Simple Summer Garden Recipes](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63cff9b4d180a16febb28750/1676062612321-SZPX4FG43I8P0BXVIX1H/dzen-garden-2020-3.jpg)
Simple Summer Garden Recipes
Late summer is the season of abundance in the garden, and I have been hard at work making use of as much of my bounty as possible. So hard at work, that actually, if I’m being honest…I’m a little tired of gardening right now. Is “Garden Fatigue” a thing? If not I’m coining the term.
![My Favorite Simple Summer Garden Dinner](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63cff9b4d180a16febb28750/1674935913859-OLRRM259476GSLS0HHXN/dannes-garden-pasta-primavera.jpg)
My Favorite Simple Summer Garden Dinner
This is my go-to, simple summer garden dinner that I make a lot this time of year. Spoiler Alert: It’s basically just pasta primavera with pesto, but it’s delish and a very easy way to use up a bunch of garden goods.
![Dzen Garden Season One Wrap-Up](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63cff9b4d180a16febb28750/1675192778232-6BKS4RMY67KU9OCZP2Z8/dzenawagis-201129-4325.jpg)
Dzen Garden Season One Wrap-Up
Although my garden season officially ended in mid-October and my plot is all cleared out and plowed over at this point, I somehow still end up passing by almost everyday when I’m out on a walk—I miss you Dzen Garden! Is it spring yet?
![August in the Dzen Garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63cff9b4d180a16febb28750/1675973984068-DPHDTP2GV5MK4E1NJOL9/danne-dzen-garden-2020.jpeg)
August in the Dzen Garden
I’m just about 3 months into my first-ever gardening season so I thought I’d give an update on how my little Dzen Garden is doing in these magical, golden days of summer.
![The Dzen Garden](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63cff9b4d180a16febb28750/1675990921497-TPZ4RYKFDF69I5ZC369J/danne-dzen-garden-2020.jpeg)
The Dzen Garden
When I applied for a community garden plot back in December, I had no idea, 1.) What I was getting myself into, and 2.) That COVID-19 was about to wreck all of my summer 2020 plans so I’d have plenty of time to figure it out. Very auspicious timing—my quarantine saving grace and silver lining.