Welcome to Santosha Gardens, a peaceful and sustainable private sanctuary and retreat located on Cape Cod. We share our sanctuary to cultivate awareness of our interdependence with nature. This is a refuge of kindness for living things. We hope you find calm and happiness as you stroll the paths. Santosha Gardens was included as one of the secret gardens on the Cape Cod Hydrangea Garden Tour.
Santosha – a term in sanskrit, means complete contentment and acceptance. Santosha is the second “virtue” described in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The practice of Santosha can bring about an attitude of inner peace.
Next Kind Weekend Retreat – March 2022
Waking up to Spring – Revitalize, Refresh and Breathe Abundance
5 Tips to make your own Refuge
*Reduce your lawn space, and plant wildflowers and other native plants on edges
*Eliminate pesticides and herbicides
*Plant native plants: willows, birches, maples, asters, bear berry, american holly, elderberry, columbine, jewel weed, bee balm, native sunflowers, and asters. These are a vital source of shelter and food for birds.
* Create a butterfly garden: butterfly milkweeds, black eyed susan, red clover, purple cone flower
*Add hollowed boulders that catch rainwater for birds and wild bees.