You had a plan. The garden had other ideas. Maybe you carefully mapped out every planting bed, researched the perfect varieties, and started your seeds at exactly the right time. Maybe you went to the garden center for potting soil and came home with seventeen plants you have absolutely nowhere to put. Either way, you're our kind of gardener. My Garden Journal is a place to keep track of what you planted, what grew, what didn't, and what showed up completely uninvited. Inside, you'll find room for the things that make gardening interesting: The plans: What you want to grow, where you think it'll go, and all those plants you definitely don't need but absolutely want. The plants: What you planted, what survived, what thrived, and what might need a polite eviction notice. The surprises: Volunteers, mystery plants, unexpected successes, and things you have no explanation for. The victories: The moments when something actually worked. On purpose or otherwise. The disasters: Bugs, weather, questionable decisions, and the occasional freaking squirrel. The next round: What you'll do again, what you'll do differently, and what you'll probably do again even though you know better. With 124 interior pages, a generous 8.5" × 11" format, and coil binding that lies flat, there's plenty of room to write, sketch, experiment, and record the evidence. It's not a gardening instruction manual. It's not going to tell you how many inches apart to plant your tomatoes. And it's certainly not going to judge you for buying another hydrangea. It's your garden. Your experiments. Your successes. Your spectacular failures. Write it down. Laugh about it. Try again next year. My Garden Journal — A Journal for People Who Figure It Out as They Grow A Practical Wild™ Journal