I'm thinking they would be nice for border planting as well.įor the vegetable garden, we are in the midst of deciding whether to build raised beds along one of our fence lines or putting in a greenhouse. Right now I'm debating whether to put them in the ground or in containers. I'm planning on planting ranunculus and dahlia bulbs as well as heirloom carnations and zinnias to round out the cutting garden.

I also put in some Limelight hydrangea and Incrediball hydrangeas in the fall and am hoping they take off in the spring. We had four Endless Summer hydrangeas when we bought the house already and some amazingly gorgeous varieties of roses. I also want a cutting garden because I love fresh flowers in the house.

My end-state goal for the house is to have a working kitchen garden with veggies, herbs, and possibly some fruits thrown in. That being said, on to the garden planning! I always check with the state extension office when we move for recommended growing dates for the area we live. If you are in the north you may need to start a little later and you'll have a shorter growing season. For instance here in coastal Georgia I'll be doing all of this about one month earlier than this schedule shows because we're zone 8, almost zone 9. This year, now that we're in what we hope to be our 'forever' home, I have HUGE gardening plans! To celebrate the start of garden planning season I'm giving you this printable garden schedule!Ĭlick here to download.This is a generic baseline gardening schedule, depending on your zone you may need to skew things to the right or left. With our constant moves with the military I've always limited myself for the most part to container gardening (and this small raised bed I built for $15). I can't even tell you all how excited I am to start a garden this year.

Free printable garden planner