Bungalow Garden Plans

I am so excited about this "Pallet Garden" and it is definitely on my "Bungalow Garden Summer" list to do very soon! I have to make up plans for what, where, when, I'll plant everything. I am thinking some produce and some flowers. No matter what though, the "Pallet Garden" will most definitely be making an appearance! They recommend you leave the pallet laying down for the  first 3 weeks with everything planted in it, then nail it to whichever wall it's going on. This  will definitely be a test of my patience.  Oh! And my father just told me that they have about 50 pallets at his business, so I will have my pick! For free! Yippee!!! They are affordable, practical, and aesthetically pleasing! Love it!

So about this garden that I'm going to create... did I mention I've never gardened a day in my life? I scoured the bookstore, a place that always makes me feel better, and found the following books that have been both encouraging and educational:

 Sugarsnaps and Strawberries has been such a great help

and I especially love that it is specific to small space 

gardening. Oh! And the pics are gorg!

I actually got the newer edition of this book, but I'm guessing

not much has changed in the world of flowers. No personality like 

Sugarsnaps and Strawberries , but so informative!

I'm still having problems understanding the zones and if they are written in stone or a little more flexible. I have to find an expert and ask them a million questions. I just can't wait to get out and create. Create new life from tiny seeds. Create a place that beautiful birds and butterflies will hopefully call home. Create a space I'll love to be in and maybe drink coffee in (on the mornings that the temperature outside isn't higher than the coffee itself.) Create a space that I will really enjoy watching my dogs run around; Bella chasing her usual lizards and Bear sunbathing while occasionally raising his nose to the sky as if to take in the fresh air.  CREATE! CREATE! CREATE! I can't wait!

Cheers,

Mal