gardening journal.

i have decided to start a gardening journal, a place to jot down future ideas and collect various magazine clippings for my ideal garden. i'm using an oversized notebook my sister bought me (the one with the pretty B&W pattern!) and have already collected a few good ideas from domino magazine. i really like domino, although sometimes their style is a little too heavy with mid-century modern ideas. next time you're in a barnes and noble stop by the magazine rack and thumb through it, tell me what you think. i'm pretty sure the same publishers also make ready made which is full of useful DIY crafts and projects.

okay so, one idea i'm really excited about from my recent magazine search?

hellebores!

hellebores are perennials that are also known as christmas or lenten roses because they bloom between December and April. i've longed for a good winter plant for awhile because winter is often the most depressing time as far as flowers go, it seems all the beautiful plants are holding their buds in until May.

hellebores come in lots of different colors too, anything from green or deep maroon to orange. basically they're the best winter plant around, unfortunately they're not easy to find. i'll have to make a few calls to the local nurseries.

so i guess i could have made my gardening journal into a separate blog and write down all my ideas electronically for you all to see, but i write everything on this blog anyway... so what else would there be to write?? i guess i'm just not very trendy...