Time to dig it!

I'm not so much a reluctant gardener but more to the point I'm just a little overwhelmed!  I have dabbled in the dirt over the years and have managed to create a small perennial garden and an even smaller vegetable patch.  But that was then and this is NOW!  My husband and I have just purchased our dream property on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia and we have almost one acre to dream about, design, develop and care for.  Where do I start?! 

Fortunately, the previous owner was an avid green thumb and he has left us a good blueprint and some great trees, shrubs, plants and garden areas to work with.  We have been here just over one month and after much thinking and research it's time to get outside and start doing.  Some of the first tasks I have to accomplish include: building a compost, planting (indoors) seeds for the veggie garden, spring clean-up all around and getting to know what we have and how to care for it.

I will let you know what I am doing, and learning, and feeling as I work this land.  Right now, I am off to get that compost started!