diff --git a/_includes/components/garden-badge.njk b/_includes/components/garden-badge.njk
index b63a328..0d9ad2c 100644
--- a/_includes/components/garden-badge.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/garden-badge.njk
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 {#
   garden-badge.njk — Digital Garden stage indicator
-  Usage: {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
-  Requires: gardenStage variable in scope (from post frontmatter)
+  Usage (post page):  {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
+  Usage (list page):  {% set gardenStage = post.data.gardenStage %}{% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
+  Resolves from: gardenStage (direct) or post.data.gardenStage (list context)
   Renders a coloured pill badge linking to /garden/#<stage>
 #}
-{% if gardenStage %}
-{% set _stageInfo = gardenStage | gardenStageInfo %}
+{% set _stage = gardenStage or (post.data.gardenStage if post else null) %}
+{% if _stage %}
+{% set _stageInfo = _stage | gardenStageInfo %}
 {% if _stageInfo %}
-<a href="/garden/#{{ gardenStage }}"
-   class="garden-badge garden-badge--{{ gardenStage }}"
+<a href="/garden/#{{ _stage }}"
+   class="garden-badge garden-badge--{{ _stage }}"
    title="{{ _stageInfo.description }}"
    aria-label="Garden stage: {{ _stageInfo.label }}">
   <span aria-hidden="true">{{ _stageInfo.emoji }}</span>
diff --git a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
index 484a5ca..6997c06 100644
--- a/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
+++ b/_includes/components/sections/recent-posts.njk
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {{ likedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
           <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {% if post.data.title %}
           <h3 class="p-name text-lg font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mt-2">
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {{ repostedUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
@@ -194,6 +197,7 @@
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {{ replyToUrl | unfurlCard | safe }}
           <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
@@ -234,6 +238,7 @@
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           <div class="photo-gallery mt-3">
             {% for img in post.data.photo | head(2) %}
@@ -278,6 +283,7 @@
             {% endif %}
           </span>
           {% endif %}
+          {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
         </div>
       </div>
       {% if showSummary and post.templateContent %}
@@ -308,6 +314,7 @@
           {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
+        {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
       </div>
       <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
         {% if post.content and post.content.html %}
diff --git a/articles.njk b/articles.njk
index a14a23b..300fcbc 100644
--- a/articles.njk
+++ b/articles.njk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ permalink: "articles/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNu
           {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
+        {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
       </div>
       <p class="p-summary text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300 mt-3">
         {{ post.templateContent | striptags | truncate(250) }}
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ permalink: "articles/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNu
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ permalink: "articles/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNu
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/blog.njk b/blog.njk
index 49afb1f..7b8bb8e 100644
--- a/blog.njk
+++ b/blog.njk
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {% unfurl likedUrl %}
           <a class="u-like-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ likedUrl }}">
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {% if post.data.title %}
           <h2 class="p-name text-lg font-semibold text-surface-900 dark:text-surface-100 mt-2">
@@ -163,6 +165,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {% unfurl repostedUrl %}
           <a class="u-repost-of text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ repostedUrl }}">
@@ -202,6 +205,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {% unfurl replyToUrl %}
           <a class="u-in-reply-to text-xs text-surface-600 dark:text-surface-400 hover:underline break-all mt-1 inline-block" href="{{ replyToUrl }}">
@@ -240,6 +244,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           <div class="photo-gallery mt-3">
             {% for img in post.data.photo %}
@@ -284,6 +289,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
             {% endif %}
           </span>
           {% endif %}
+          {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
         </div>
       </div>
       <p class="p-summary text-surface-700 dark:text-surface-300 mt-3">
@@ -312,6 +318,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
           {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
+        {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
       </div>
       <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
         {{ post.templateContent | safe }}
@@ -335,6 +342,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
         <span class="p-ai-code-level hidden">{{ postAiCode or "0" }}</span>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </li>
     {% endfor %}
   </ul>
@@ -357,6 +365,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -369,6 +378,7 @@ permalink: "blog/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumber
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/bookmarks.njk b/bookmarks.njk
index b4ad9b7..d1e6dbb 100644
--- a/bookmarks.njk
+++ b/bookmarks.njk
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ permalink: "bookmarks/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageN
           {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
+        {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
       </div>
       {# Support both camelCase (Indiekit Eleventy preset) and underscore (legacy) property names #}
       {% set bookmarkedUrl = post.data.bookmarkOf or post.data.bookmark_of %}
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ permalink: "bookmarks/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageN
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ permalink: "bookmarks/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageN
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/likes.njk b/likes.njk
index 0a4c68a..ef4e637 100644
--- a/likes.njk
+++ b/likes.njk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ permalink: "likes/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumbe
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {# Support both camelCase (Indiekit Eleventy preset) and underscore (legacy) property names #}
           {% set likedUrl = post.data.likeOf or post.data.like_of %}
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ permalink: "likes/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumbe
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ permalink: "likes/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumbe
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/notes.njk b/notes.njk
index a936980..1a6ed8d 100644
--- a/notes.njk
+++ b/notes.njk
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ permalink: "notes/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumbe
           {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
+        {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
       </div>
       <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
         {% if post.content and post.content.html %}
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ permalink: "notes/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumbe
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ permalink: "notes/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumbe
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/photos.njk b/photos.njk
index d8092a7..4b0f091 100644
--- a/photos.njk
+++ b/photos.njk
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ permalink: "photos/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumb
           {% endif %}
         </span>
         {% endif %}
+        {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
       </div>
       {# Render photo(s) from frontmatter - use eleventy:ignore to skip image transform #}
       {% if post.data.photo %}
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ permalink: "photos/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumb
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ permalink: "photos/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNumb
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/replies.njk b/replies.njk
index 93ce450..140d323 100644
--- a/replies.njk
+++ b/replies.njk
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ permalink: "replies/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {# Support both camelCase (Indiekit Eleventy preset) and underscore (legacy) property names #}
           {% set replyTo = post.data.inReplyTo or post.data.in_reply_to %}
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ permalink: "replies/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
               via Web
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </p>
           {% endif %}
           <div class="e-content prose dark:prose-invert prose-sm mt-3 max-w-none">
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ permalink: "replies/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ permalink: "replies/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}
diff --git a/reposts.njk b/reposts.njk
index ff52267..b715e7e 100644
--- a/reposts.njk
+++ b/reposts.njk
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ permalink: "reposts/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
               {% endif %}
             </span>
             {% endif %}
+            {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
           </div>
           {# Support both camelCase (Indiekit Eleventy preset) and underscore (legacy) property names #}
           {% set repostedUrl = post.data.repostOf or post.data.repost_of %}
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ permalink: "reposts/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
         Previous
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
 
       {% if pagination.href.next %}
       <a href="{{ pagination.href.next }}" class="pagination-link" aria-label="Next page">
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ permalink: "reposts/{% if pagination.pageNumber > 0 %}page/{{ pagination.pageNum
         <svg class="w-4 h-4" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2" d="M9 5l7 7-7 7"></path></svg>
       </span>
       {% endif %}
+      {% include "components/garden-badge.njk" %}
     </div>
   </nav>
   {% endif %}