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Michael

Up the ladder with the rebar. Plants the beds. Stacks a very tall layer cake.

Right nowOut for espresso with friends

On the jobBuilding the trellises Paid inKisses (from Wes) Off dutyFull-time chef
Garden staff
Michael smiling at a cafe table, holding up a purple drink
Michael Build crew · No. 04 Construction
Chef on call
Build crew · 6 stops

What he built and planted

The trellises, the beds, and the monarchs. Follow the path to each part of the garden.

  1. Michael on a stepladder in the garden with a hammer, next to a tall rebar post
    Stop 01 · Up the ladderRaising the rebar trellisThe rebar trellis →
  2. Michael standing beside a long freshly planted bed lined with rebar posts
    Stop 02 · Planting dayThe annual bed, just plantedThe annual beds →
  3. Michael kneeling by a side bed holding a seedling, with Colt beside him
    Stop 03 · With ColtPlanting the side bedColt's patrol log →
  4. Michael peering into the monarch drying box from below, with chrysalises hanging inside
    Stop 04 · InspectionChecking the chrysalisesRaising monarchs →
  5. Haley and Michael in a Jeep with the top off, white lattice and rebar packed in the back
    Stop 05 · Supply runHauling lattice and rebar home
  6. Michael relaxing in a lawn chair in a backyard while Wes stands on his lap to give him a kiss
    Stop 06 · Break timeWes on his lapWes's page →
Photos · 13

Out to eat and drink

The city guides

Add the place and date to each one, and they can link to their city guides.

Haley, Michael, and two friends raising small glasses of espresso in a group selfie
Espresso with friends
A sommelier pouring palo cortado sherry from a small Toro Albalá barrel at Michael's table
Sherry poured from the barrel
Haley and Michael behind two flights of beer at Hitchhiker Brewing Co., a glass-block wall behind them
Two flights at Hitchhiker Brewing
Haley and Michael in a selfie at a bar, each holding a glass of white wine
A glass of white at the bar
Haley and Michael in a selfie at a restaurant with wood walls
Dinner out
Haley and Michael in front of a giant woven Coke bottle wearing a conical hat
The giant Coke bottle
Michael at an outdoor picnic table with a tray of barbecue, sausages, and sides, a long line behind him
Worth the line
Michael behind two wood-fired pizzas, one stacked on a stand above the other
Two pizzas, one stand
Michael smiling at a cafe table, holding up a purple drink
Estrellita, a Filipino spot in Atlanta from the Michelin Guide
Michael at a round wooden cafe table with iced drinks, a large moon painting on the wall behind him
Iced coffee under the moon, Charleston
Michael on a garden terrace, seen through a large wine glass etched 1729
Through the glass
Haley and Michael smiling in a selfie in a restaurant with old wooden beams
Dinner under the beams
Haley and Michael in a selfie outside a coffee and bakery shop
Tandem, one of his favorite coffees
Off the clock · 4

Puzzles, sailing, and a night out

Michael leaning over a half-finished jigsaw puzzle at the dining table
Puzzle night, deep focus
Michael on a sailboat deck, looking up at the mainsail against a blue sky
Under sail
Michael in a work glove shucking an oyster on a boat out on the water
Shucking oysters on the boat
Haley and Michael dressed up in a selfie under a lit Music Hall marquee on a rainy evening
Dressed up under the Music Hall marquee
Meet the team

The rest of the team

All of us
Head gardenerHaleyGardener, cook, coachMeet Haley Senior memberColtGarden job: securityMeet Colt Junior memberWesGarden job: moral supportMeet Wes