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Flower gardeners need to keep written and photographic records for future reference. The best place to do that is in your garden journal. Every good garden deserves one!

Keep a garden journal as a garden record, reference and resource full of factual information but pack it full of personal garden design ideas and inspiration, too.

Planting a first garden is a grand experience in the life of a child. Keeping a garden journal can act as a record for future reference and a motivational tool.

From pest outbreaks to successful harvests, learn how to organize your garden story and record garden ideas in your organic garden diary.

Organic lawn and garden maintenance doesn't end with summer. You can prepare your plants, flowers, and lawn for winter dormancy with this autumn garden checklist.

What is your flower garden style? Is your flower garden informal or formal? Does it look the way you want? What if your flower garden looks like a terrible mistake!

Use these plant spacing tips and tricks to plan and plant your flower garden using just the right number of plants. (Part 2)

Looking back and looking forward all at the same time. Resolving to make changes that will improve the future are what New Year resolutions are all about.

Perennials grow bigger and better each year and could outgrow their place in the garden. Plan ahead and space perennial plants to allow for their mature size.

Though most gardens look pretty skeletal in January, there are still enough jobs to do to keep an avid gardener busy.

Early spring is a great time to get started with your garden. These 10 tips will help you and your soil get ready for spring planting.

As the leaves change and weather turns cooler, tasks such as weeding, mulching, digging up bulbs, and planning for spring need to be done.

Say it with flowers! Gardens have made the heart sing in poetry and verse, a natural inspiration since the beginning of time. Find your favorite gardening quotation here.

The weather outside is chilly, the ground is hard, but it is time to begin the garden plan for the New Year. In addition to planning, there are gardening tasks waiting.

Gardening isn't a top priority as November begins the countdown to the holiday season, however, for gardeners spending time in the dirt provides welcome stress relief.

It's fun and easy to save seeds from your flower garden to plant next year. Learn how to select, collect, harvest and safely store your own flower seeds.

While searching for the perfect Halloween Jack O' Lantern, look for new pumpkin varieties. Autumn is the time to gather ideas for planting next year's vegetable garden.

Design a perennial flower garden with these easy to grow perennials: widely adapted, easy to grow in a sunny garden, long lived flowers, and they look beautiful, too.

Got a houseplant lover on your list, or just want to drop a few hints? Here's a list of great gift ideas!

It's crunch time-still have presents to buy? Here are some simple and inexpensive gift ideas for the plant lovers on your list.

Just beginning to grow perennial flowers? Starting your first perennial flower garden? Follow this basic guide to planting and growing perennial flowers.

The field guide, Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region is by Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz. Here is a book review for native plant gardeners.

Once the snow has melted and the leaves begin to bud, it's time to plant your garden. Here's what you need to know to get your garden growing.

Is it warm enough yet? Wait until after the last spring frost to plant those annuals! Get your frost date and learn how to harden off your annual flowers.

Winter in the organic vegetable garden is a time of reflection and rest, but you can also engage in limited planting and extensive planning.

Christmas gifts for the family gardener can be found at garden centers, hardware and discount stores.

Gardeners prefer practical gifts like garden tools, watering aids, and gardening supplies.

How to combine homeschooling with housework, grocery shopping & home business. Help & advice for easy, fun home school. How to make home education fit into daily life.

Garden maps make it easy to find plants in spring, ensuring good plants aren't mistaken for weeds. Garden maps assist the gardener in charting the garden design.

A Japanese-style garden may be appropriate for small spaces. Consider how water, rocks and gravel, and plants influence and contribute to a Japanese-inspired landscape.

Organic gardeners can get inspiration and motivation from the garden sayings and environmentally conscientious quips of famous and ordinary people.

Gardening Gift! Pleasant holidays for a gardener means a holiday gift basket filled with things a gardener loves. A holiday gift idea list for gardening enthusiasts.

While the dog days of summer may have arrived, it's important to keep up with the garden. Deadhead annuals, split perennials, plant spring blooming bulbs, and more

Use seeds and gardening as a fun way to introduce children to science. Preschoolers will love this gentle start, while school agers can build on current skills.

It's one thing to plant a garden and another to keep it looking its absolute best. Follow these guidelines for healthy perennial gardens that dazzle.

Autumn and Winter months signal a dormant time in the garden but gardeners don't have to hibernate as well. These are fall and winter tasks to care for garden plants.

Surprise a gardener this Christmas, or any time of the year, with these inexpensive yet indispensable gifts for the food grower in the family.

Successful flower gardeners use both art and science to achieve their flower garden design goals, no matter what their garden style. You can, too.

Buying plants and garden supplies by mail order from a catalog or web site is handy and can be educational but read flower plant and nursery catalogs carefully!