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Day 27: Compost Oh how I LOVE compost!! It’s incredible to me how nature turns waste into gold. Helped along by bacteria and fungus, so many animals make a home in the compost pile, breaking it down into soil which will again nourish the garden
Day 26: Weed My garden is home to lots of weed species, and I have included just some of them on this page. I have a more gentle relationship with weeds since meeting @katewallgardeningcoach and listening to her advice on ways to make peace, and even
Day 24: Seed For today’s #inktoberinthegarden prompt I had fun adding some fresh and dried nasturtium seeds to my garden journal. There are nasturtium seeds everywhere in my patch right now. I think I will never have to plant them again! What
Day 23: Herb I think herbs are amazing! They flavour our food, heal different ailments, are great for herbal tea and are beneficial for the garden as companion plants and food for pollinators. But the thing I love most about them is that they seem to
Day 19: Companion I think there is something so poetic and sweet about the fact that foods that go well together in a meal, also benefit each other as companion plants, like tomato and basil. We have an amazing number of tomatoes in the garden at the
Day 18: Invertebrate Earthworms make me happy! I know the soil in my garden is doing well when I dig a little and find handfuls of worms. Every time I see them I feel happy and grateful for their help creating good soil and healthy plants. Sketchin
Day 17: Root I am totally in awe of roots and all that they do - reaching out under the soil, gathering water and nutrients to support the plant. This is an arrowroot that grew from a fragment left in the dahlia bed. I am sketching it tonight and tom

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Inktober in the garden
Inktober in the garden

This month I will be using a set of prompts to inspire my garden journal. I invite you to join in!

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A simple framework for nature journaling
A simple framework for nature journaling

Deciding what you include on your nature journal page can be difficult. In this post I explore a simple framework to remind me what to focus on when I am outside with my sketchbook.

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Beauty in decay
Beauty in decay
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Journaling with children of every age
Art, Families, Nature Connection
Journaling with children of every age
Art, Families, Nature Connection
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Nature journal prompts
Nature journal prompts
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How nature can heal
Mindfulness/self-care
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Coronavirus, isolation and nature connection
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Self-care through nature journaling
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Let's NOT make art!
Techniques
Let's NOT make art!
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Nature connection through a sit-spot
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Nature connection through a sit-spot
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Nature journaling with a toddler
Families
Nature journaling with a toddler
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