It's a good idea to keep a journal to record the day to day events of gardening. You will want to remember your successes. (and the setbacks) It will become a useful reference and companion as you enter the world of gardening.

Your journal could be a simple binder as long as you can glue/store photos, empty seed packages, make a sketch of your garden beds and indicate what was planted where and so on.

You can visit the web sites listed below to purchase the 'old fashioned' paper journals or software or keep your journal online!

Thoughts - Blank Book by Flavia. She makes beautifully designed books for you to express your thoughts.     

Gardening, the Gardener's Journal, This is the simple 'paper' journal.

The ComeHome web site allows you to keep an online journal.

Gardener's Journal Software. A multi-media Multi-Year Chronicle or Diary of your Gardening with seed and plant database. Purchase the Home Edition, it is used with Windows and someday, you could turn your journal into a web page!

Visit DavesGarden, become a member and you can keep your journal online.

• Click now to check your hardiness zone.

• Pick up your personal gardener's journal.

• Purchase plants and seeds.

• Purchase the soil test kit and other gardening supplies.

• Visit garden or landscape designers' web sites for inspiration.

• What you need to know to garden in containers.

• Yes, you can have a water feature in your yard!

• Go wild! Plant a wildflower garden.

• Gardening books and magazines.

• Relax as you visit other gardens and some of the world's most beautiful botanical gardens, also take a virtual tour or two, all with the click of a mouse!

• Gifts for the Gardener.