So you want to start a garden...

I have piece of advice if you've been dreaming about starting your own garden.

Start small and keep it simple. Starting with herbs, lettuces, easy to grow flowers, like zinnias is a perfect place to start.

You don't need much to start a garden either. A few pots or a small raised bed, seeds, some sun, a shovel, and your hands (they are your best friends). I learned through dad and gardening books, etc, but mostly through trial and error.

Gardening can seem so intimidating, but I promise you it's not. Check out a few books at the library, pick a few things, oh and watch some You Tube videos. You can also check out your local nursery and do a one-on-one gardening consult there. If you are in the Atlanta area and are thinking of starting a garden for the first time, send me an email, I'd love to help!

Here are some of my favorite gardening books to help you get started.

Vegetable Gardening for Beginners

Martha Stewart's Gardening: Month by Month

Floret Flower's Cut Flower Garden

Beginner Gardening Step by Step