Well, here I am. At the 100 post mark. I never thought I would make it. Especially since I took off a few months this winter. But none the less, I persisted and now at least I can say I made it to the big round number. So to celebrate I am having a giveaway.
I started looking back at earlier posts and decided to clean up and add to my links and blogrolls. I also input more of my books in The Library Thing. (If you haven't done so, please take a stroll through my library. You'll find the link on the left.)
I came across a book that I haven't looked at in a while. It's called Souvenirs de Fleurs and it's a pressed flower keepsake book. I had forgotten how many flowers I had pressed and kept stored in the glycine pages. One thing I noticed was that I had neglected to journal about them though this book has blank pages just for that purpose. I do keep another journal where I notate my new purchases and trips to daylily gardens with my friend, Linda. But I am very lazy about other notes I should be keeping, such as the weather conditions, when I last purchased mulch, etc.
So here's the deal: Leave a comment on this post and tell me whether you keep a garden journal and what kind. Each comment will receive one entry. If you link back to my blog in your new post on your blog, let me know and you will be given two entries. What's the Prize? This wonderful new Garden Journal and 4 flower seed packets. The contest ends on Wednesday, March 5th at noon EST. Good luck and thank you for visiting me. Blogging this past year and a half has been a blast.
114 comments:
I never thought about keeping a garden journal. However I do like what you did with pressing flowers and keeping them. I may do it this year.
My journal reminds me from year to year what I've planted and had success with.
I don't keep one, but would like to.
Presently I do not keep a garden journal. It is a very good idea though, it would improve my gardening techniques if I had one.
My garden blog is my garden journal. I originally started it because I knew I would never successfully keep a book journal. I think my garden blog is good for keeping track of stuff though, especially since I take a lot of photos. And the great bonus has been that an online journal lets me connect with many other garden bloggers.
I never thought about keeping a garden journal.
I never thought about keeping a journal, but I might now.
I keep a photo journal of the vegetable garden-early, mid season and harvest time. This helps prevent planting the same items in the same spot each year.
no
I don't keep a formal journal, but I blog about my gardening incessantly.
garden journals are the best I've keep a journal of my gardens for 20 years and I love to look at it, something new and different each year
No journal, but every year I take photos of the garden before I begin, midway through, and again when it is in full bloom. Each year I scrapbook a few pages about my garden so I can look back and see what I did that year by looking at the scrapbook.
I keep my garden journal as a part of my daily journal; it is interesting to look back and reflect how mygardening affected other aspects of my life and vice versa.
I don't keep a journal but I sometimes keep pressed flowers
i have a gardening blog in which i keep track of day to day garden "stuff"...its my first year gardening so I'm not sure how detailed it will be!
I don't keep a journal but with memory I should!
emrosser@shaw.ca
A must have
A photo journal with not much writing!
I keep a journal on the calendar. Mostly when I start seeds and when I trandsplant them.
That's a great idea! I never thought to keep up with my gardening trials. I'm sure that would greatly improve my gardening hobby. :)
Thanks,
Marissa
md-sweeps (at) hotmail (dot) com
this would be a great gift for my husbands grandmother who loves to garden.
I don't keep a journal but I'm snippy right now because our crocuses will not bloom in February. I can usually count on that but winter ran late and hard this year.
I've just began my garden this year.
Keeping insects off seems to be a huge problem.
I haven't kept one in the past, but I've been thinking about it lately, since I moved from L.A. to somewhere with actual seasons!
I keep the tags from plants I buy in a book so I always remeber the care they require.
I've never kept a journal but Im an avid gardener and would like to try this year!
I try to keep a journal, some things get included, others don't and I wonder why a year later, so yes I do keep an intermitten, unorganized journal, every year I resolve to do better.
I don't keep a garden journal, though gardening is an interest.
I have never been much of a gardener but I have decided that it would be good therapy. I think that a photo journal would be fun.
This year, I'll plant my first garden, so I haven't kept a journal yet, but I will.
I'll use it to keep track of where things were planted, and what was successful and why.
no, i dont keep a journal, but it sounds cool
i don't but probably should
i do not keep a gardening journal.
I so love gardening! I mostly keep a photo journal of each season, and my daughter keeps a written journal. I would love to win your gardening book! Congrats on your 100th post!
I dont keep one but I should. We just started gardening but would love to learn more. Thank you
I don't need a garden journal but I wish I did. All I have is a little patio with a few plants. I plan to make it beautiful this Spring.
I keep files and a notebook on gardening
Hi, Please do not enter me in this giveaway - not that it's not a cool giveaway, but because I'm not much of a gardener :) I wouldn't want to lessen the chance of someone who'd appreciate this more. Anyway, I thought I'd let you know about another blog contest, hosted by "An Alameda Garden", which is having is book giveaway - The Curious Gardener's Almanac. Thought you and your readers might like it (if you haven't heard of it yet) - the book contest and the blog. Take care! :)
No, I don't keep a journal, but it sounds like a good idea!
You know, I never thought of it that way, but I DO keep a journa.... It's just a spiral notebook that I use to keep track of what works and what doesn't; my garden layouts from year to year and what's planted where... That beautiful flower book should go to someone more worthy, though.... so you can keep my name out of the contest...
No journal here.
I have never kept a garden journal, but will this year.
We didn't keep track of the brands we planted last year and now have no idea which carrots, peas or tomatoes will be the best to plant this year.
Love & learn! Thank you for the contest.
I have never kept a gardening journal because I have never had a garden...but this year I will have one and may keep a journal...what a good idea!
I don't keep a journal. I plant and hope for the best and many springs I am amazed that there are plants growing that I didn't remember planting.
I've never kept a real garden journal, just a few random notes here and there.
I don't keep a garden journal, but I like the idea.
The only kind of journal I have ever kept is a photo one.
I think an official journal for my gardern would help me keep a better record.
No journal here ...Probably could use one!
I do not keep a garden journal even though it is a good idea.
I don't currently keep a garden journal, but it's a great idea! I also blogged about your contest at http://thriftyjinxy.blogspot.com/
Yes, I also have a gardening journal I use to keep track of new seeds and plants I use that year, also to jot down tips and tricks I come across to use the following year so I don't forget and I write down flower bed and gardening ideas I see that I want to try. Thank you for hosting this great giveaway!
don't but should keep one
I don't keep one but I might start now that I am expanding my garden this spring.
What a wonderful give away! I have enjoyed gardening since I was a child! I keep track of what flowers are planted in my flower beads and then how they perform in our weather conditions. Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
No, never have kept a garden journal.
I do not keep a journal but i think i should start
I would like to keep a garden journal. It seems like a good idea and a neat keepsake of the hard work you've done!
I keep one, actually it's a bunch that I've compiled over the years. It has tons of info in it-what plant varieties worked for me and which didn't, pressed flowers and leaves, photos, bits of interesting info, folklore, strange and unusual new plants, recipes for edible plants, sketches I did. It's wonderful to look back through them to see how much my garden has evolved over the years.
I never have keep a graden journal. But it's a wonderful idea. I'm going to have to start.
I used to keep one but no so much over the past few years!
Two years ago I started gardens all around my house and this hobby has taken over my life-in a good way. I would just love a copy of this journal. Thanks for offering it.
I don't keep a garden journal but have been wanting to start one.
Never kept a garden journal. Actually, I've never had a garden before. Until this year, I've always lived in apartments, so this will be my first time.
I just really started getting into gardening this year. I made my husband build me a compost and garden boxes. I would love to win this to inspire me to do even more. I am definately a beginner gardener, but I am learning how theraputic it can be. Thanks.
Last year was my first year gardening. I started a journal documenting exactly what seeds and seedlings I planted and whether or not they were successful. I plan to keep a more comprehensive journal this year. I can't wait to start gardening again! I'm waiting for the Michigan snow to melt.
I keep a planting journal that helps me keep track of successes
mom_of_leinarts@yahoo.com
We just bought a house this year and I plan to start my first garden. This would be great.
I don't keep a journal but take digital photgraphs of all my herb and perennial beds to help me recall where everything is located. This helps me plan according the following year in terms of moving plants.
krussell133@comcast.net
I never thought of keeping a journal, but it is a great idea.
I do keep a garden journal. I write down where I plant my perennials and what year. and which annuals I like,
i don't
I don't, I never thought about it before but it sounds like a good idea!
fireball351c[at]yahoo[dot]com
I'd thought of a garden journal, and even got a small notebook to start one, but never did. It would help me remember what's planted where!
I do not keep a gardener's journal, but maybe I should start.
I do keep a garden journal. I record what I plant where each year and how well each plant grows in each area. Then I can move my plants to the best location for them. It also helps me remember specific care instructions for each plant.
dakotakaylee@comcast.net
I don't but I should!
This is a great idea!
No, I don't keep a garden journal. But I want to start one soon.
eatien@yahoo.com
I keep a sort of journal in my garden email folder. I put all my seed orders there, along with notes on what I want to keep. Before I began blogging I also put in weekly photographs of the garden. Now that I have a blog, I use it more for this purpose. Since last summer was my first one blogging, it will be fun to go back and compare this year. Good to have you back!
I do a bit of gardening, mainly tomatoes, cucumbers, squash and some herbs. They are easy to grow and taste so good fresh. I don't keep a journal of my activities, however.
I don't keep a journal but i'd love to have one
I never thought about keeping a gardening journal before this.
I am starting my very first garden, a small one with just a few things this year...this would be great
i love drawing flowers, so every week i draw a couple of my flowers to keep track of how they are doing.
Fabric is my medium, so I use flowers in my quilting and sewing projects. I have ounded flowers on fabric with the senior group to use in an Alzheimers quilt. It was beautiful.
I do not.
theyyyguy@yahoo.com
I don't keep a garden journal, but I do take pictures about once a month and file them on my PC with dates so I can see how everything grows. Thanks for the great contest.
sasquatch1bmf[at]gmail[dot]com
No journal but I think it will be helpful if I started one.
No, I've never kept a garden journal but I should.
That is a good idea.
I photograph my successful gardens.
I remember the failures.
i don't keep a journal, but i'm planning on starting one, as soon as some of some of my newly panted flowers start growing i definitely will.
I don't keep a journal
I don't keep a garden journal but it sure would be relaxing to journal in the garden. Nice books and dried flowers.
kathleenyohanna@hotmail.com
I have never kept a journal as we are always so busy tending to our many beds, but see the merits of it. Will probably start one when I retire in a few years!
The only journal I keep is on the calendar. It is very sketchy at best - just a few random notes here and there. I do keep a photo journal. I really should keep the two together. Winning this would be wonderful! Thank you for sponsoring this giveaway!
I don't keep a formal journal,just a legal pad with notes and drawings
Good morning, I keep pressed flowers too. My journal is in a 3 ring binder so that pages can be added. I keep seed packets, articles from the newspaper, notes when seeds are planted and how well they grow, plant tags, photos and other things. The plastic pages that hold sport cards or 35 mm slides are wonderful for tucking in various bits of paper that seem to accumulate. I would love to be entered into your give away.
I do keep one so I can see what works with different types of plants, you learn from experimenting.
I don't keep a garden journal, but it sounds fun.
I garden and sometimes take pictures of "my work". This would be a nice place to put the pictures (in lieu of a box). Thanks for this opportunity.
I've never thought about keepimg a garden journal before but it is a great idea. I would keep a journal of all the varities of flowers and vegetable plants I planted and the most successful ones.
no journals but thats a great idea :)
klp1965@verizon.net
I never thought about keeping a garden journal.
glenda
I would love to keep a garden journal of my garden '08.What a great idea.
graciegrant@yahoo.com
No I do not keep a garden journal. It is a good idea. thanks.
I just began gardening this year. I don't think I will journal, but then again, I never thought I'd actually get anything to grow, either...LOL
Congrats on the 100 posts!!!
I used to keep a garden journal when I owned my own home. Now that I'm in an apartment, my small garden gets even smaller every year. Perhaps this is the year to change that.
I've never kept one. I would love to win this so that when I set up our garden I can keep track of everything!
I keep a VERY loose journal. I keep all the plant packets and labels and notes on what worked and what didn't.
i have never kept one but i have one that i got for christmas to start on this year. I would love to try it out if i get it with my daughter to get her intersted in gardening too!
I do keep a garden journal. It's just a spiral bound notebook where I keep track of what I've planted and how well it's growing.
No I don't keep a journal but I make a list of what I want to do each year and add to it.
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