GARDEN PLANNING BLOG

Looking for design tips or inspiration? You’ve come to the right place! Below is a collection of posts on everything from DIY design tips, updates from my own garden, and notes from past design projects.

Abi 5/5/21 Abi 5/5/21

CONTAINER GARDENING 101 AND GARDENING ZONES

How to design a container and an introduction to gardening zones

Abi 4/23/21 Abi 4/23/21

SPRING IN THE GARDEN

Spring bulbs, spring blooms, and more spring seed starting.

Abi 4/6/21 Abi 4/6/21

STARTING APRIL SEEDS & PLANTING THE RAISED BEDS

The last of the seed starting (probably?) and getting the first vegetables into the raised beds

Abi 4/4/21 Abi 4/4/21

THE RAISED BEDS ARE FINISHED!

Raised bed installation, materials, cost breakdown, and soil mix blend

Abi 3/28/21 Abi 3/28/21

NEW BACK YARD GARDEN BEDS

Tilling, raking, and mulching to create new beds

Abi 3/20/21 Abi 3/20/21

BACK YARD GARDEN PLANS

Using a new app to draw out my backyard plans

Abi 3/18/21 Abi 3/18/21

SOIL TEST RESULTS

Analyzing my soil test results from the Penn State Extension office

Abi 3/14/21 Abi 3/14/21

MID-MARCH SEEDS & SPRING GARDEN CLEANUP

Starting veggies & ground covers and going over my must-have leaf gear

Abi 3/10/21 Abi 3/10/21

VEGETABLE GARDEN PLANS

Raised bed, walkway, and other vegetable garden plans

Abi 3/6/21 Abi 3/6/21

PLANTING PEAS & FIRST GERMINATION IN THE GREENHOUSE

Starting shelling peas and our first successful germination from winter sowing in the greenhouse!

Abi 3/3/21 Abi 3/3/21

EARLY MARCH SEEDS & FIRST SIGNS OF SPRING

Early March seed planting (perennials & annuals) and a look at some bulbs peeking through in the garden

Abi 2/22/21 Abi 2/22/21

THE GARDEN IN FEBRUARY

A glimpse at our snowy winter