The beginning of our gardening journey each year is met with hope and excitement. Like many gardeners most of my garden planning starts months before anything actually goes into the ground. I spend time pouring over seed catalogs, looking through previous year's notes and scheming, um, I mean dreaming. The excitement builds as the time for planting gets closer and closer. But what happens when things don't quite go the way you thought they would. Because they don't, you know. There are … [Read more...]