The little guide to garden un-procrastination

View through garden shed by Steenbergs

“The time to begin most things is ten years ago.” McLaughlin, M.

A garden takes years to get it to where you want it to be, maybe ten years. It takes even longer if you procrastinate.

Do you procrastinate?

Do you spend more time dreaming of your garden than working on it? [...]

Reader question: Clara's vegetable garden plan

So much depends on a little red wagon by Exquisitur

Today’s post is about Clara’s brand new, empty vegetable garden.

Clara sent me questions about her garden.

I used Clara’s questions to put together a square foot gardening plan and a report for her.

About Clara and her garden

Clara is a regular reader of Loving Nature’s Garden. She [...]

5 steps to your dream garden

Dreamy Norfolk pond, Alison kerr

I sat there at the kitchen table, chin propped up on hand, staring, wondering how to make the garden of my dreams.

I wandered across the scruffy, bland lawn, digging at hard-packed weeds, knowing I could have something better.

I flipped through catalogs, browsed websites, vowing that some day I’d have a [...]

Confessions of a part-time gardener

Back Yard West Garden Corner 03-29-10

Dear Reader,

If your garden plans don’t always turn out the way you expected don’t give up. Call it a challenge! Here’s mine…

The year 2010 is gone and it’s time for me to ‘fess up about the good, the bad, and the ugly of my gardening efforts over the last [...]

Vegetable Gardening Help

What are you planning for your vegetable patch in 2010? Have you decided, or do you need some help?

Help is Here

Here’s my raised bed vegetable patch in May of 2009. All that green you see is: onions, tomatoes, peppers, and spring greens (which are flowering yellow). Yum! My garden did really well last year.

I’ve already [...]