A year of becoming high-agency gardeners (+ what's next)
As we head into the final week of 2025, we wanted to pause and say that this will be our last Thistle Thorn newsletter of the year. And we're feeling incredibly grateful for you.
This community is full of the best kind of gardeners — the ones who see opportunities where others see obstacles, who turn "problems" into elegant solutions, and who are building regenerative systems instead of just buying inputs. Whether you've implemented a single flywheel, redesigned your entire backyard, replied with a success story, or simply shifted how you think about your garden space, thank you. You're exactly why we do this work.
Before we step into 2026, I'd love to hear from you: What garden challenges do you to transform into opportunities next year?
- Are there specific problems you're wrestling with?
- Soil issues you want to diagnose?
- Water management questions?
- Specific flywheels you want to build?
- Plant systems you're curious about (polyculture, plant guilds, perennials)?
- Or maybe you're ready to tackle that "impossible" space everyone says won't work?
Is it impossible to pull it off?
Hit reply and tell us. Your feedback directly shapes what we explore together, and our goal is always to help you become the type of gardener who instinctively sees the wealth-building potential hidden in every challenge and who makes gardening enjoyable.
Thank you for being here, for implementing these systems, for building soil, and for making 2025 a year of real transformation — not just in your gardens, but in how you see yourself as a gardener.
Also, if you know someone who's ready to stop buying solutions and start designing them, feel free to forward this newsletter their way.
The best gardeners are the ones who discover they already have everything they need.
