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Sketching Your Garden (Badly Is Perfect)
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Struggling to plan your garden? Learn how to sketch a simple, imperfect layout that helps you finally get started—no design skills needed.

Grow confidently in the Pacific Northwest.
Practical, seasonal guidance for real PNW gardens — cool springs, damp winters, dry summers, and imperfect soil included. Beginners welcome.
Updated regularly with seasonal advice, planting notes, and Pacific Northwest garden inspiration.
Seasonal guidance, practical how-tos, plant spotlights, and thoughtful experiments for Pacific Northwest gardens