Introducing the T-Garden: Where Tea Meets Tee

In the process of expanding the Stone Tee box, we set out to clear the woods and remove a few trees beneath one of our treasured Century Oaks. The goal was to give this majestic tree more room to breathe — and in doing so, we revealed just how magnificent it truly is.

As the view opened up, so did the possibilities. We uncovered a beautiful ridge that overlooks the flower patch and sits right alongside the tee box. It was the perfect little pocket of land waiting for a purpose.

As work began on to expand the “Stone Tee” box, along side I was dreaming up the T-Garden. However the concept had been something I was planning for some time.  This past winter, I spent cozy evenings reading about herbal teas — how to blend them, how to grow them, and which plants lend themselves to soothing, fragrant infusions. The more I learned, the more an idea began to take shape. With a little wordplay and a lot of excitement, I decided to create a Tea Garden next to the Tee Box — the T-Garden.

My parents had relocated a stone table to Century Oaks two years ago, though we’d never found quite the right spot for it. But I knew instantly, we had found it! The space felt as if it had been waiting for this very table, so I designed the garden to surround and showcase this piece. This stone table has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and seeing it nestled into its new home felt like putting the final piece into a puzzle.

The garden itself offers both sun and shade — ideal for the mix of herbs I had in mind. With freshly tilled earth ready and waiting, I rolled up my sleeves and got to planting. Today, the T-Garden is everything I’d hoped it would be: a serene space to sip a cup of tea in the early morning light or unwind at the end of the day.

Here you’ll find chamomile, lemongrass, mints of all kinds, lemon balm, tulsi, lavender hyssop, blue butterfly pea, and stevia — each one perfect for creating fresh, fragrant herbal infusions.

The T-Garden is a place of calm, beauty, and connection — where the game of golf and the ritual of tea meet under the shade of a Century Oak.