🌿 Introducing the Monthly Garden Keeping Journal

Tips, Inspiration & Checklists for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners. Your can't-live-without-it resource for creating gorgeous landscapes.

If you’ve ever stood in your Zone-7 garden in early spring, wondering whether it’s really time to prune the roses, or whether that surprise frost will wipe out your tomato starts, you’re not alone.

That’s exactly why I created the Garden Keeping Journal:
A monthly guide for Zone-7 (and neighboring) gardeners who crave practical, encouraging, real-world encouragement.

I write from the perspective of a lifelong gardener and landscape designer with deep experience in Arizona’s high-country, but also years tending gardens in coastal Northern California and Phoenix’s low desert. Those contrasts have taught me one thing: every place has its rhythm, and it’s nuances.

Whether you’re here in Prescott’s high-country or tending a garden in another similar four-season climate, that rhythm - the steady give and take of the seasons - is worth really tuning into. A little attention and care go a long way toward lasting success.

That’s what this journal is all about - helping you stay in step with the seasons so your garden (and your confidence) can thrive month by month.

What Is the Garden Keeping Journal?

Each month, you’ll get a checklist-style guide that highlights:

• What’s happening in the garden right now

• What to plant, prune, harvest, or protect

• Tips on watering, soil care, and pest management

• Reflections on the seasonal rhythm and design notes for future months

This is not generic gardening advice. It’s written from the ground up for the unique four-season, high-altitude pattern of Zone-7 life. (Here, spring can flirt with snow and summer arrives in a blink!) Still, the broader timing, mindset, and seasonal pacing will feel familiar to gardeners in many other regions too.

Why Subscribe?

The Garden Keeping Journal is shared only with email subscribers - free or paid.

Subscribing ensures you never miss a post, since the monthly checklists aren’t published publicly on the site or archives.

📨 Hit that Subscribe button to get each month’s garden journal delivered to your inbox.

P.S. I’ll be adding seasonal bonus content and launching a private local garden chat soon - exclusive for subscribers.

What Each Monthly Checklist Includes

Every edition includes a blend of practical notes and inspiration:

Plants & Planting

What to sow, transplant, or harvest - and how to time it with our quirky frost dates

Water

Irrigation tips, watering schedules, and seasonal moisture strategies

Critters

Updates on pest activity, wildlife deterrents, and gentle interventions

Maintenance

What to prune, mulch, clean, or repair - plus soil care and seasonal transitions

Planning & Reflecting

Garden journaling prompts, seasonal reflections, or design notes for future months

Whether you’re gardening here in Prescott, elsewhere in Zone-7, or simply following along for the rhythm of seasonal living, I hope these Journals bring a little clarity, confidence, and joy to your garden year.

With contentment & possibility,

P.S. If you can’t wait for the next month’s checklist, send me a quick note - I’m happy to share the current edition right away!