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This is the time of year when the seed and plant catalogs come pouring in and we can browse through them and start dreaming up our gardens for the current year. A little planning will help you get what you want out of your garden and save you some time, money and frustration. A garden journal can be a very valuable tool when planning your garden. You can keep your garden journal in a spiral bound notebook, or anything that appeals to you. The bookstores have journals made especially for your garden if you want to get fancy.The first thing you want to do when planning your garden is to figure out what you want out of it. A great way to do this is to ask yourself some questions and take note in your journal. Some questions to ask yourself are:~ Do you want fresh vegetables on the dinner table through summer, or do you want more than that for canning or freezing?~ Would you like some fresh herbs to compliment those vegetables, make herbal teas or to give as gifts?~ Do you want your yard to be colorful with seasonal flowers and would you like extras for cutting .. more »

Gardening is an exciting hobby for people of different age groups and children generally are in a habit to get hands dirty in their garden. Some interesting books on gardening can assist children in having fun while they play in dirt doing some productive work.We are providing with a list of few good gardening books:Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots Sharon Lovejoy's Roots, Shoots Buckets & Boots is an informative book for imparting knowledge about gardening to the kids. This book explains the motive of garden activities in an informative manner. The book provides to kids a list of 20 plants and information about gardening basics.Kids First Gardening Book Kids' First Gardening Book has about 150 projects on gardening for kids. Each of the activities are further split into smaller steps and the language and flow of the book is clear and easy to understand. This book is suitable for kids in the age range of 9 to 13 years.Kid-Friendly Plants Cindy Krezel's book, 101 Kid-Friendly Plants has much knowledge to offer on gardening. This book has colorful photos along with in-depth information in easy language flow to make the children understand about each of the plants described in the book.The .. more »