Gardening journal

A gardening journal helps gardeners improve their efforts over time by providing a historical record of actions taken, the weather and other elements and the results.

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Among the most famous keepers of gardening journals are Thomas Jefferson and Vita Sackville-West. Sackville-Wests' gardens at Sissinghurst Castle are kept today based on her written details. Mr. Jefferson's garden journals are available from the Monticello Society as a book.

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