Publisher's Synopsis
Pulling Weeds and Patching Life: Confessions from a Crooked Garden
What do tangled hoses, runaway chickens, and zucchini the size of toddlers have in common? Apparently-your emotional wellbeing.
In this laugh-out-loud and deeply relatable collection of essays, author and accidental philosopher Debbie Danielsen digs into the messy joy of tending both garden beds and soul wounds. With dirt under her nails and humor in her heart, she explores how compost can teach you about grief, mint about boundaries, and why talking to your tomatoes isn't all that weird (especially if they talk back).
From unexpected garden disasters to the slow miracle of growth, Pulling Weeds and Patching Life is a love letter to imperfection. Each chapter weaves wit, wisdom, and a healthy dose of "well, that didn't go as planned," offering readers the gentle reminder that even crooked gardens still bloom-and so can you.
Perfect for fans of The Garden Awakening, Braiding Sweetgrass, or anyone who's ever cried into a seed packet, this is the hopeful, hilarious, and healing book you didn't know your heart needed.