Hello Lisa.

Welcome back to another edition of THE PENCIL CASE! As always, each issue focuses on a theme to encourage a fresh look at garden design and graphics. It's spring and aren't we all aching to get back into the garden? A great source of design inspiration is Monrovia's 2023 Ultimate Spring Planning Guide. Let's dive in!

2023 ULTIMATE SPRING PLANNING GUIDE

Once again I've had the wonderful opportunity to work with Monrovia Nursery on one of their lovely planning guides and couldn't wait to share it with you. The super cool part: there are 10 designs included. Yay! ♥︎ 

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This is how our partnership works: Monrovia staff provide a potential plant palette (from their amazing collection), plus an overall concept for each design. I then develop a garden room that showcases both the plant materials and theme. It's super fun and I feel fortunate for the opportunity to create garden dreams for all of us.

Image by Doreen Wynja from the Monrovia website.

BIG + SMALL PROJECT PLANS

Below are the ten outdoor living trends Monrovia shares in their 2023 Ultimate Spring Planning Guide. The first five are larger outdoor living projects, while the last five are smaller, weekend projects.

• Fire Pit
• Water Feature or Pool
• Dining Room
• Patio Living Room
• Personal Retreat
• Shady Corner
• Retaining Wall
• Pathway Border
• Driveway Border
• Welcoming Entry

Grab your free digital copy of the 2023 Ultimate Spring Planning Guide as you cozy up in your favorite chair with a brand new sketchbook. I wish you lots of garden inspiration! 

GARDEN TREND INSPIRATION.

Did I say I'm slightly crazy about Monrovia's online PLANTFINDER database? I have used this for years to find the perfect plant for so many different situations.

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I love reading about design trends from a variety of sources. Take a look at Garden Design's 2023 GARDEN TRENDS.

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If you're looking for design inspiration year round pencil in THE GARDEN DESIGN COLLECTIVE. This membership focuses on garden design topics at a slower pace (one topic a month to be exact). It only opens twice a year for enrollment: May and October. To learn more jump on the waiting list.

LET'S DO THIS!

Will you be incorporating one of these trends into your garden this year? Or perhaps you started your own unique trend? Tag me on Instagram @paper.garden.workshop and tell me about it!

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This past month I was honored as a guest on the The Bottom Line podcast. It's a little journey into how I've progressed to where I am today...with a bit of financial therapy along the way.

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If you know someone that needs design inspiration, please feel free to share this newsletter. Anyone can subscribe right here. I also keep a VAULT of past issues in this secret location.

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Thanks for letting me visit your inbox! I look forward to seeing you again soon.

Happy spring,

Lisa 

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PAPER GARDEN WORKSHOP

Thank you to Mandy Orgler for designing the lovely graphics in this newsletter.