09/30/2026
Some really special news to share. 🌸
This summer, I joined the Board of Directors of the Growing Kindness Project, where I’m honored to serve as Secretary on the Executive Committee.
Growing Kindness is built around a beautifully simple idea: grow flowers, give them away, and invite others to do the same.
If you’ve been here for a while, you probably know why this feels so close to my heart.
I found gardening during a season of grief and burnout, and somewhere along the way, what started as a place to put my hands in the dirt became a source of healing, creativity, joy, and connection. Eventually, that grew into Petunia.
From the beginning, I knew I wanted Petunia to be about more than growing flowers. I wanted it to be a way to create beauty, share it with others, and use what I grow and make to bring a little more joy into the world.
It feels really special to see this become part of Petunia’s story. 💗
And I’m especially excited that North Carolina is represented within Growing Kindness’s executive leadership. We have such an incredible community of gardeners, growers, flower lovers, and artists across our state, and I can’t wait to build more connections here at home and throughout the region.
So consider this an open invitation. If you’re nearby or somewhere farther away and this mission speaks to you, I’d love to hear from you. Whether you’re interested in growing, giving, partnering, collaborating, or simply finding a way to get involved, please reach out.
There’s so much more to come, and I can’t wait to share more of it with you.
Here’s to seeing what we can grow together. 🌸
