Our garden is another chapter in the story of our life at home. When I see birds building nests in our garden, pollinators feeding at our flowers, lizards raising their young, or a toad hibernating beneath damp soil, they become part of our family. They affirm that our garden is a welcoming habitat and a safe home. When we design, grow, save seeds, and nurture a garden, we create a mini ecosystem that connects us with all the lives in our environment and community. Our gardens are living habitats that we share, always changing from year to year. It is a partnership with all of Nature’s cycles – weather, water,…