I'm 25 years-old, a newlywed and living in Northwest Ohio. My husband and I are trying to get into a little bit of gardening (or, *I* am) to not only improve the look of our yard, but as a hobby for myself. I'm looking for any help, tips and ideas I can get. (FYI - If you noticed my domain name up there, I chose the name because I *love* spring. I love flowers. I love the idea of new life and new beginnings, and I think that name fit all of those. :) It isn't a blog/domain about gardening, though.)

My beginner improvements to our yard include pulling out a bunch of overgrown, old, half-dead shrubs to clear out a nice area around out house, planting a heck of a lock of tulips (which are beautiful right now) and some misc. other flowers, and buying a few flowering shrubs (grootendorst).

I tend to pay attention to properties we drive by to possibly get inspiration for our's, but I'm not very creative and I'm not yet sure if I'm a good gardener/landscaper.

I dream of someday living in a beautiful cottage surrounded by lush gardens. But that's just a dream.

My husband and I also like to have a veggie garden, but have only done so one year so far. we plan to do another this year. Some of our favorite things to grow are tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, watermelon, jalapenos and chives.. but I'd love to try more.

We're also attempting to make compost for the first time. We hope everything works out!