What it does
The Impatient Gardener is Erin Schanen's garden-writing and video resource. It documents planting, design and ongoing garden decisions from a southeastern Wisconsin setting.
The Impatient Gardener is useful for following a garden as an ongoing project rather than a finished photograph. Erin Schanen shares planting, design and changes through the blog and videos, while the newsletter offers another way to follow the work. A useful visit starts with a decision similar to one in your own garden, then looks at how the example developed over time. The Wisconsin setting gives the material a clear growing context. Take a plant or layout idea as a subject to investigate locally, rather than assuming the same timetable or selection suits every region.
Strengths
- Writing and video show garden decisions as an evolving process
Best for
- Learning from a documented temperate-garden project
Sources
- Home | The Impatient Gardener (Oct 26, 2026)