A **digital garden** is a style of personal website or [[Knowledge Management (ServiceNow)|knowledge management]] practice that emphasizes the ongoing cultivation of ideas and notes rather than the chronological publishing model typical of [[Blog|blogs]]. Unlike traditional blogs, which present polished, time-stamped posts in reverse chronological order, digital gardens organize content topically and present ideas at varying stages of development, from rough seedlings to fully developed essays. The metaphor of gardening reflects the practice of tending, revising, and interconnecting notes over time rather than publishing finished articles and moving on. The concept draws on earlier traditions including [[Commonplace book|commonplace books]], [[Hypertext|hypertext]] theory, and [[Personal knowledge management|personal knowledge management]] systems. The term gained prominence in the late 2010s and early 2020s, influenced by the writing of technologist Mike Caulfield, whose 2015 essay "The Garden and the Stream" contrasted the exploratory, networked nature of gardens with the linear, feed-based stream of [[Social media|social media]] and blogs. Digital gardens typically feature extensive [[Internal link|internal linking]] between notes, creating a [[Web (network)|web]] of interconnected ideas that readers can explore non-linearly. Digital gardens are often built using tools that support [[Bidirectional link|bidirectional linking]] and networked thought, such as [[Obsidian (software)|Obsidian]], [[Roam Research]], [[Notion (productivity software)|Notion]], or static site generators like [[Hugo (software)|Hugo]] and [[Jekyll (software)|Jekyll]] with custom configurations. Practitioners value the practice for encouraging learning in public, reducing the pressure for perfection that can accompany traditional publishing, and developing personal [[Knowledge base|knowledge bases]] that grow richer over time. The approach reflects broader movements in [[Personal knowledge management|PKM]] and the [[Tools for Thought|tools for thought]] community that emphasize thinking as an ongoing process rather than a series of finished products.