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Nobody is born knowing how to garden. These are the guides we wish we’d had in that first spring — what to plant, where to put it, and what to quietly ignore until next year.
Gardening for Beginners: A Simple First-Year Plan That Actually Works
Forget the twelve-page soil guide. Here’s what to do in your first year, in the order you should do it.
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Seasonal jobs worth doing, one plant worth knowing, and whatever we’re slowly making. No noise, no daily sends.