An open garden journal, tomatoes and hand tools on a table at sunrise

The Valhalla Hall Journal

A woman in calavera face paint and a crown of marigolds lowers her eyes over a lit candle, surrounded by orange blooms and candlelight at a Día de los Muertos ofrenda.

The Eight Nights of the Dead

When the marigolds light the way home — an eight-night journey through the folklore, sacred flowers, and enduring traditions of Día de... Read more.

Samhain: When the Veil Grows Thin

Samhain runs from sunset on 31 October to sunset on 1 November — and in Ocala it opens the growing season rather... Read more.

The Enchanted Halloween (Samhain) Garden

A Florida grower's guide to the Halloween garden — midnight pumpkins, cempasúchil marigolds and flowers dark enough to read as black. What... Read more.

Pollinator Steward Certified badge from Pollinator Partnership

Pollinator Steward Certified — Suereea Mathews, Pollinator Partnership. The certification is held by Suereea, and the stewardship practices it teaches shape how this farm is grown.

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