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Plans and clippings are easy to find in this binder. Tabs divide the sections by subject and vinyl pouches hold seed packets.
E. Spencer Toy
Organizational scheme
I break my journal into the sections that follow, but you could arrange yours by month.
Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. In these four sections, I record what goes on from season to season. For example, when I noticed how well Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' went with 'Autumn Joy', I made a note in the Fall section. When I heard the year's first frogs (which coincide with the first mosquitoes), I noted it in the Winter section.
"Got to try this." Here I've reminded myself to experiment with 'Spanish Roja' garlic, 'Yellowstone' landscape rose, and a new kind of weeder. When I clip an article, I slip it into a vinyl pocket.
Landscaping notes. Here I keep a plan of my landscape with plant names penciled in, to help me reinvent or rework landscaping ideas. After planting, I stuff the identifying labels into the vinyl pouches.
Annual recaps. When I rip out vegetables and annuals, I note winners and losers in this section.
Miscellany. Here I note things like the address of a sensational camellia mail-order supplier.
Challenges and solutions. The place to keep tabs on insects, diseases and weeds.
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