Welcome to the Garden section of the FluxingWell site. Here you will find gardening encouragement to try new things. It might be a craft, a gardening idea, a destination, or a money-saving tip. If you are looking for gardening ideas and encouragement, you are in the right place.
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Garden Planting Ideas
Gardening can lift the soul. If you are looking for some garden inspiration, check out the gardening ideas offered here. Whether you are into growing flowers, herbs, or vegetables, you will find DIY projects and tips. The featured plants are easy-care and low-maintenance. They are perfect for everyone from the novice to the master gardener. Get easy companion planting ideas as well. Have fun perusing the list!
- Flower Container Ideas for the Artistically Challenged
- Dividing Dahlia Tubers With Confidence
- How to Plant Dahlias
- Growing Old Garden Roses
- Best Easy-Care Perennials
- Fabulous Flowering Shrubs
- Best Companion Plants for Rhubarb
- Deer Resistant Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs
- Best Companion Plants for Eggplant
- Best Columbine Companion Plants
- How to Plant, Grow and Cook with Scarlet Runner Beans
- Best Pumpkin Companion Plants
- Best Rosemary Companion Plants
- Best Lavender Companion Plants
- Best Sunflower Companion Plants
- Best Hydrangea Companion Plants
- Best Blueberry Companion Plants
- Best Garlic Companion Plants
- Best Asparagus Companion Plants
- Best Raspberry Companion Plants
- Best Chives Companion Plants
- Best Spinach Companion Plants
- Best Radish Companion Plants
- Best Thyme Companion Plants
- Best Companion Plants for Beetroot (Beets)
- Best Companion Plants for Parsley
- Best Lupine Companion Plants
- Best Borage Companion Plants
- Best Stevia Companion Plants
- Best Peony Companion Plants
- Best Lemongrass Companion Plants
Easy Garden Maintenance and Gift Ideas
- Managing Zucchini Abundance Creatively
- Saving Seeds Successfully
- Picture This App to Identify Plants
- What to Wear for Gardening in All Types of Weather
- Best Watering Wands
- Creative Gifts for Gardeners
- Best Garden Kneelers for Comfort and Support
- Pamper Mom on Mother’s Day with a Garden Gift
Try a New Garden DIY Project or Craft
- How to Make Pressed Flower Greeting Cards: An Easy DIY
- Easy Origami Greeting Card
- Pointillism: A Fun Art Project for All Ages
- Fun and Easy Father’s Day Gift For Young Kids to Make
- Easy Reindeer Ornament Craft
- Valentine Potato Prints
- Fun Garden Stepping Stones DIY Project
- Making an Easy DIY Pole Bean Tower
- Design a Garden Layout Using Google Slides
- Clever and Fun Book Character Pumpkins
- Create an Easy Flower Arrangement
- Put Together a Customized Garden Journal Logbook
Garden Travel
Adventure in rural and urban settings to see gardens and nature up close. Some of these destinations highlight beautiful settings and others highlight garden elements. Destinations include:
- 21 Fun Things to do on a Visit to the Northern Oregon Coast
- Timberline Lodge: A Year-Round Iconic Oregon Getaway
- The Oregon Garden Resort: A Relaxing Destination
- Glacier National Park: 10 Essential Tips for First-Timers
- Fun, Fabulous Things to do in Wichita Falls Texas
- 20 Amazing Things to do on a Trip to Wallowa Lake
- Fun Beach Towns: Scenic Newport on the Oregon Coast
- Redlands: An Amazing Southern California Destination
- 20 Best Things to do at Silverwood Theme Park
- 27 Fun Things to do in Carlsbad. California
- Bellevue, Idaho Adventure
- Downton Abbey Visit: Adventure at Highclere Castle
- Spectacular Sights of Salzburg and the Sound of Music
- Colchester England Adventure: A Dream Fulfilled
Travel Tips
- 5 Wardrobe Essentials for the Savvy Traveler
- 3 Simple Ways to Avoid Post-Vacation Blues
- What to do When Your New Car is Damaged in a Hailstorm
- Strikingly Memorable Foreign Bathrooms
- Essential Travel Capsule Wardrobe Tips for Savvy Travelers
- Best Gifts for Beach Goers
- Best Virtual Field Trips
- Travel to Gardens off the Beaten Path in a Car Club
Garden Productivity, Organization, and Encouragement
- Keep a Garden Journal
- Easy Organization Hacks for Rapid Results
- Keeping Holiday Traditions Fresh
- How to Deal With Unfamiliar Situations
- Brilliant Financial Tips for Saving Money
Free Online Garden Planner Layout Template
Plan your garden layout with this digital online garden planner. Arrange and rearrange your plants as many times as you like. Whether you are planting vegetables, flowers, or herbs near your rhubarb plant, this online garden planner can help you visualize your design and bring it to life. With garden tasks that need your attention, this is one way to save time.
It’s fully customizable when you make your own copy and includes two editable chart pages for noting planting specifications.
Get my free online garden layout planner template!
Organize Your Garden Tasks with a Free Garden Planner Notebook
As a result of needing to keep track of garden tasks throughout the year, I decided to begin a garden planner notebook. It has a page for each month, along with notes pages. If a garden planner notebook seems like a good idea to you, good news! You can get it here!
Get the garden notebook!
May all of your gardening endeavors meet with success!
Lisa Mitchell is a wife, mom, and school librarian who likes to grow fruit, vegetables, and flowers on her family’s small Pacific Northwest farm. To learn more about what this website has to offer gardeners, click on over to the Welcome page.
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