Planning and designing a garden can be a difficult task. You need to know where in your yard there is more or less sun, protection from wind, overhead coverage, and more. Being intentional for anything you’d like to accomplish mitigates frustrating and unwanted journeys back to the drawing board or back to the store. Walk along through 4 simple steps to plan your next, first, or current, garden. Having a Garden Plan is Valuable Think of a garden plan as a blueprint or a map. Without a map, you don’t know where you’re going or where you may land. A plan will logically guide your steps.  Planning a garden with intentionality before you plant offers several benefits.   The Benefits of Having a Garden Plan or Strategy A garden strategy saves time. Having to stall a portion of your project because it was disorganized or interrupted by having to make multiple trips to the store is the worst!  Instead, use your time effectively by putting in extra time on the front end at the planning stage.  Detailed plans won’t eliminate the unforeseen or unexpected, but they will cut down on the mix-ups. A written garden game plan will decrease stress. A plan will keep you from being overwhelmed. Once the plan is written, you don’t have to hold them all in your brain. You can decide how big or small the pieces are and how they fit together.  A master plan gives you focus on timing and direction, and when to