A friend started a new Instagram account, @laurasvictorygarden, dedicated to seeds and plants. She posted a peek into gardening notebook. (DM her for seed and plant orders)
I love the physicalness of this notebook. It’s like getting in the dirt and nurturing life from the soil. Unlike a computer, where you are separated from the tactile nature of a notebook. I’m a big fan of keeping a paper notepad for random thoughts.
Every year she has her kids decorate the cover. Therefore, the notebook cover itself is hand-crafted art. And getting your kids involved every year so they feel ownership of the notebook too!
It holds not just data, but a family’s touch, a shared legacy rooted in pigment and page.
I keep a digital spreadsheet of when things happen around our house. Recording the dates when the bushes and magnolia tree first form buds and flowers (and when the last flower drops), the number of tree leaf bags I put on the curb in autumn each week.
Admittedly, I don’t update it that consistently. Seeing how a tangible notebook serves as a constant reminder for Laura, I’m tempted to try it out. Maybe having something physical will prompt me to be more regular with notes about my yard and the seasons changing.
Do you keep a gardening notebook?
Or maybe tracking what happens in the seasons?
Thanks for the shoutout! I really like your perspective on this – it is very physical and I love taking my journal out to the garden to record what’s happening daily. It’s hard to do that with a digital spreadsheet 😉