Three interconnected spirals on the northeast end of the map will become the Forest Garden. Here, you’ll discover plants as they bloom and bear fruit, hear the low hum of bumblebees in search of pollen, admire glistening berries, and smell sage or rosemary on the breeze. Instead of walking between rows, you’ll circle the beds along the spiral path in this slightly wild foraging garden.

Delight in a glimpse of The Kinlands ducks roaming the orchard at the south end of the grounds, where apples, pears, and cherries will one day grow heavy on the branches. From a distance, attune to the sure-footed confidence of the goats or the majestic strength of the horses grazing in pastures woven across the land. Then listen. Can you hear the conversations of our resident turkeys and emus, or the call of a donkey?

On this journey, nightingales have aligned in our thoughts and dreams as a recurring symbol and inspiration. They fill us with wonder, these small beings who seek others in song, voices enchanting the forest air by night. And just as dark chases light across the moon, only for its shimmer to return anew, The Nightingale Dream Spiral is a place where old life can integrate, giving way to new ways of being. This constant, ongoing process of reinvention and renewal is the path walked by nature itself.

Walk the Night Garden’s outer circle to meet what’s blooming. Caspia, sweet Annie, or wild roses, perhaps, depending on the season and which wild varieties we hear calling to live here. Venture a path straight to the garden’s heart, where you can greet the calm waters of the pond and speak a secret intention to the Wishing Tree. Reconnect with the night sky as you nestle into a Moon Pod to gaze at the stars. Meanwhile, swallows fly at dusk and crickets chirp in the dark, giving the term “night life” new meaning.

Ancient and new. Light and dark. Male and female, old and young. Together and alone. Each of us contain seemingly-opposing elements that are, in fact, a greater whole. Walk the garden to remember your fullness and find balance in contrast.

Pick the sweet-tart berries glimmering like jewels in this bramble planted for curious visitors. Taste a few on your way into the old-world shoppe and again on your way out, or before exploring the gardens and grounds at The Kinlands.

Revel in shared music during an intimate outdoor concert in the amphitheater, or get to know a wildflower in our outdoor workshop space before learning to craft a seasonal tincture. We can’t wait to help deepen wilderness connections by expanding offerings into the outdoors. While our greenhouse is a wonderful space, we're excited to extend these small group gatherings in rewilded nature!

Jen and Luke’s home sits in the southwest corner of the grounds, surrounded by a rose pergola and native grasses in the front yard, and raised vegetable and herb beds around a small wildlife pond in the back. While this is one of few places on the map that are private, by walking into the Shoppe, through the berry patch, or visiting with the animals, you have indeed visited their home.

Along the east edge of the land, hear the rustle of leaves in the hedge and forest, part of a wildlife corridor created by an ephemeral stream bed. The stream that snakes down the south of the land here is among the only remaining wild spaces for animals to travel from the mountains to the river in the center of the valley.

We want to welcome wild creatures here to rest, to sit and visit with us like old friends, to know we remember them, love them, even as human development encroaches further into the wilderness. We’ve just started rewilding this edgeland, and already animals are burrowing underground, whispering through willows and fallen leaves, or nesting in the branches.