The Garden Journal

The Garden Journal: A 5-Year Record of Your Home Garden" by Linda Vater is a comprehensive gardening planner designed to help gardeners meticulously document and plan their gardening activities over five years. This heirloom-quality journal offers a blend of practical tools and inspirational content, making it a valuable companion for both novice and experienced gardeners.

Key Features:

• Inventory Charts: Organize details about plants, seeds, and tools to keep track of your gardening assets.

• Planning and Design Pages: Ample space for sketching garden layouts and planning future plantings.

• Year-at-a-Glance Calendar: Record essential notes and track seasonal tasks throughout the year.

• Tracking Pages: Monitor pest controls, soil test results, and harvest yields to assess garden performance.

• Planting and Bloom Logs: Document planting dates, bloom times, and personal reminders to observe growth patterns.

• Measurement and Dimension Pages: Note garden measurements, bulb-planting locations, and other critical details.

• Budget Planning Pages: Organize garden purchases and expenses to manage your gardening budget effectively.

• Daily Weather and Activity Logs: Record daily weather conditions and gardening activities for five years to identify trends and inform future planning.

The journal's special lay-flat binding allows it to stay open on a table or potting bench, facilitating easy writing without the need to hold the pages open. An interior cover pocket is included for storing plant tags or seed packets, and a ribbon page marker helps you stay organized. 

Linda Vater, a garden designer and stylist, brings her expertise to this journal, offering season-by-season guidance, inspirational words of wisdom, and growing tips throughout the book. Her gardens have been featured in numerous magazines, including Southern Living, Victoria, Garden Gate, Oklahoma, and Mother Earth News.