Once I had the idea for the Garden Journal & Tracker, what I was then calling the Garden Planner, I began to sketch out some ideas of what I wanted to include in it. I definitely wanted a part of it to be lined pages with colorful garden flowers so that you could write any inspirations for your garden down on the pages.
I also was sure I wanted "Garden Planner Maps" in them. These are gridded maps where you can plot out what you planted where. For many years, I've planted bulbs and then the next year have forgotten where I planted them until they sprouted up. It was a pleasant surprise, but it limited the work I could do around the bulbs by planting other flowers like annuals. I couldn't believe I was the only one who forgot. Thus, if I had a convenient map and plotted the bulbs, I would always remember.
I figured the Maps would be very helpful to gardeners, but I realized there might be information about the plants that they would want to record, but that would not fit on the Maps. Thus, I created "Plant Detail Pages," where gardeners could write down what variety of tree or flower or vegetable they had just planted and any care that it needed according to the guide or tag that came with the plant.
I then realized that if gardeners have a lot to remember to do each year, I would include space for "To-Do Lists" specifically for the garden. Plus, at the end, I put garden "Trackers," where you can include how your plant is growing versus others, or how it fares year to year.
Those are the main parts of the book, developed over many months of thought. While this thinking was going on, I was also deciding on the size and length of the book.
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