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Getting Started with Growing Plants from Seeds

Getting Started with Growing Plants from Seeds

 

Now that the days are slowly starting to get longer, I’m yearning for spring. I’m trying to find more winter hobbies, but I really don’t like the cold. And while I like organizing my house, office, car, etc as a way to get a good start to the new year, my fascination with this only lasts so long.

I find myself looking around my property and thinking about gardening. It’s much too cold here in SE PA to do much of anything outside, so what’s a gardener to do?

 

Well, garden planning is a great winter indoor activity. And this is a great time to plan our your beds and containers and order seeds to so that you can start growing plants indoors. If you’ve subscribed to any seed and plant catalogs, the good news is they start coming now.

Read on to find out how to start plants for your garden from seeds and get a jump on spring.

Posted in beginner gardener, garden planning, low maintenance gardening, starting seeds

5 Tips for Easy and Successful Garden Planning

5 Tips for Easy and Successful Garden Planning

 

As the cold temperatures are here for many parts of the country, it might seem a strange time to think about what to plant this spring. But this time of year is a great time to work on planning your garden.

 

Good garden design starts with thinking before digging.

 

Read on for my 5 Tips for Successful Garden Planning. 

 

Then curl up by the fire with a few plant and seed catalogs, pen and paper and your favorite beverage and start dreaming of spring.

Posted in garden design, garden planning, planning my garden, what should I plant

5 Tips for Turning Resolutions into Reality

5 Tips for Turning Resolutions into Reality

The New Year is finally here. And with it comes the time-honored tradition of making New Year's Resolutions. 

For most us, resolutions don't really work. Studies have shown it. While stating what you want to see happen in your life is always a good idea, many times things don't change. But I found a way to achieve at least some of the goals I set each year.

Read on to find out about the 5 things I do to Turn Resolutions into Reality

Posted in garden planning, goal setting, goals, resolutions