I wrote this today Monday, April 11, 2011 @ 3:30PM
Updated:  Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 10:30 pm

I knew I wanted Zone 1 of Gardening to be the entrance of our home.  That just made sense with  Zone 1 Entrance/Porch/Dining Room.  What will be the other 4 Zones?  I had to give it some thought.  I wanted it to work smoothly with the zones we use for cleaning our homes.  This is what I propose.

1. Zone 1 – Outside Entrance to Our Home.  This is where 1st impressions begin with ourselves and others. What does your entrance say about you?
2. Zone 2 – Vegetable Garden.  Many of us will be raising fruits and vegetables these coming months.  Some are beginners all the way to master gardeners.  I am looking forward to this!   I decided to correlate the vegetable garden with the kitchen.  It just seemed to make sense and easy to remember.
3. Zone 3 – Flower garden  This also seemed to be a natural progression.  Some may be making brand new beds or maintaining some from years past.  Get creative.
4. Zone 4 – The Yard.  This will be about maintaining our yards.  Some of us have large yards and some small.  I know the summer months we will be mowing every few days and adjust to that mode. 
5. Zone 5 – Trees, Bushes, Shrubs and the Outside of the House. It seemed like last year I was always trimming something.  It is also a good time to inspect anything that needs fixing.

We are going to treat this like we do with our homes Marilyn’s Way and that is breaking things down into zones.  We will be doing 25 fling cha-cha-cha (Throw Away, Put Away, Give Away) or  decluttering 15 minutes a day,  hot spots  (we all have them in our yards!) along with it.  Together, I believe we can all have a pleasant spring, summer, and fall outdoors!

Marilyn
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