“Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are.”

--Alfred Austin, ‘The Garden that I Love’

Gardening Step by Step

Just as a painter spends much of his project time preparing a room before he paints, preparation is essential for a garden that you’ll always enjoy.

Before you plant anything, take time to plan your garden.

As you begin to build your plan, consider the following topics:

Determine why you want to have a garden.
Garden Budget and Maintence Requirements
Understand your conditions
What is your personal color scheme?
Plant Catagories - annuals, perennials, bulbs and more...
Height, shape and growth patterns of plants.
Evoke a sense of wonder, curiosity and attention.

Buy Plants From:

Spring Hill Nursery	Wayside Gardens
Brecks	Jackson & Perkins
Dutch Gardens	Park Seed

Enjoy Taking the Path to a Garden that Reflects Who You Truly Are

Whether you’re a gardening veteran or just launching on your adventure into the wonderful world of gardening, this section of our site is designed to...

...inform and inspire you.

You'll receive gardening tips on the basics of how to:

• Develop your flower garden plan
• plant flowers and vegetables
• give your plants the care they require

But what’s more important is you’ll learn...

...the secrets of how to enjoy your gardening experience to its fullest.

If your garden doesn’t tug at your heart strings you’ll get disappointed and discouraged very fast. Let’s face it. Gardening requires the best of us. Those wondrous flowers and luscious vegetables...

...don’t just happen on their own.

We’ll help you discover the foundation for inspiration that will let your...

...gardening spirits soar, like countless others before you in this grand old tradition.

Continue on to explore the importance of understanding the reasons to have a garden

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