Create a Garden Vision Board to Plan Your Best Garden Yet

But honestly? My mind is already on next spring and next year’s garden.

This time of year, there’s not a lot we can do outside — but winter is perfect for dreaming. That’s why I’m starting a garden journal, almost like a garden vision board, filled with all the things I want to create next year. I’ve gathered all my garden magazines that have been piling up in a basket in my office.  I love the flea market garden and country garden magazines.  Some of these are 5 years old and I can’t bear to get rid of them.  I decided the best thing to do is to cut out the things I want to use, put them in a notebook. That will make it a lot easier to go through when spring comes around and I can start my projects.

Putting it all down on paper helps turn those “someday” ideas into something real.

If your garden is quiet right now too, this is a great time to start your own. Cut out pictures, save inspiration, take photos of your garden space to help you plan, and start thinking about the growing conditions your plants will need.

What’s on my list?

• A garden path going to my garden shed.
• Finally getting around to turning my garden shed into my “she shed”.
• An arbor for my Lady Banks Rose.
• A cutting garden than runs alongside my raised beds.

Winter may slow the garden down — but it’s where the next season really begins.

Dreaming of spring,

Karen