06/21/2026
Many of you know me through Backyard Flower Pot, but I thought I’d share a little about the person behind the plants, flowers, and products.
About 5 years ago, I made the difficult decision to leave my full-time career so I could focus on caring for my children. As a single mom, it wasn’t the path I expected, but it was the path my family needed. While the challenges haven’t disappeared, they are much better managed now, and that has allowed me to slowly grow a passion into a small business.
What many people don’t realize is that Backyard Flower Pot is truly a one-person operation. I start thousands of plants from seed each year. I grow, harvest, pot, water, w**d, and care for them. I make every home and body product myself—many of which I’ve been making for family and friends for nearly 20 years. I create the seasonal crafts, design the labels, flyers, signs, plant cards, and graphics, manage the website and social media, set up at events, stock the stand, answer messages, and handle every part of the business.
At home, I’m also the cook, cleaner, gardener, repair person, chauffeur, problem solver, and caretaker. There are no employees, assistants, or housekeeping services behind the scenes—just me doing my best to balance family, home, and business.
On top of that, I live with lupus, an autoimmune disease that I battled for years before finally being diagnosed in 2020. Through extensive research, lifestyle changes, nutrition, and herbal support, I’ve been able to manage my symptoms and continue doing what I love. Some days I can spend 10–12 hours working in the gardens and still come inside to tackle everything else. Other days, my body reminds me that I need to slow down.
So if you’ve ever wondered why a message takes a little while to be answered, why a product isn’t immediately restocked, or why I’m sometimes running from one thing to another, now you know. I’m doing my best, and I’m incredibly grateful for the patience and support you’ve shown me along the way.
The beautiful thing is that despite all of the challenges, this work has brought me so much joy. My gardens have been a source of peace, healing, and comfort during some very difficult seasons of life. One of my favorite parts of this journey has been meeting so many wonderful people who care about gardening, pollinators, the environment, and being intentional about what they bring into their homes and put on their bodies.
Those conversations, connections, and friendships mean more to me than you know.
Thank you for supporting Backyard Flower Pot, for sharing my posts, stopping by my stand, visiting me at markets, and allowing me to be a small part of your lives. I hope the plants, flowers, and products I create bring a little bit of the same joy and peace to you that they have brought to me.
❤️ Amanda
