06/10/2026
🌱 How Beau Jardin Started...
By accident.
Or maybe not.
Back in 2020, when COVID hit, the company I worked for sent most of us home.
For the first few months, it was great.
No commute. No traffic. More family time.
But after a while, I started feeling trapped indoors.
I needed fresh air. I needed sunshine. I needed something to do with my hands.
So one day, while scrolling Facebook Marketplace, I saw a used lawnmower for sale.
Price?
$25.
I bought it for absolutely no good reason other than it looked like a fun toy to play with. 😄
There was just one problem.
It started...
But it wouldn't stay running.
That little lawnmower led me to Kevin Mack from Mack's Repair.
Kevin helped me figure it out, and before long, one gardening project turned into another.
Then another.
Then another.
What started as a hobby became a passion.
What started as a $25 lawnmower became garden beds, flowers, pruning, lawn renovations, retaining walls, and eventually...
Beau Jardin.
Four years later, I still laugh when I think about it.
Sometimes life changes because of a big plan.
Sometimes it starts with a broken lawnmower on Facebook Marketplace.
And for the record...
That $25 lawnmower was probably the best investment I've ever made. 🌿
How did you end up in the career or hobby you love today?
Was it planned... or did life surprise you?
— Gal the Gardener
P.S. The tiny version of me in this photo is probably about the same size as my business was when I bought that lawnmower. 😆🌱