How Did You Begin?

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I've now found myself with time for gardening, but honestly, where do you start? There seems to be so much information that it's overwhelming. I have a fairly big garden that's probably got loads of potential, but I wondered how others eased themselves into this hobby? Any inspirational books, TV guides, clubs to join? Should I start by learning about soil, sunlight, weeds, pests, growing from seeds? I just want a prettier, tidier garden, not really into the Good Life growing my own, etc.. Any hints or thoughts appreciated.
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The only normal people you know are the ones you don’t know very well
I assume you've had a look around an maybe found some styles you like eg cottage garden, formal, oriental, Mediterranean etc?
Get a pen and paper, draw the boundaries, any immoveable items eg trees, things you want to keep eg shed, greenhouse, pond. Work out where the sun hits and what time, where the shaded spots are, where you want to sit. Then see what you have left.
I used last year as a year to experiment and learn. I had a vague idea that I'd like some borders, and knew I wanted a couple of raised beds for veg. I then started watching Gardeners World religiously every Friday, and also browsed garden centres (online at the time as it was during first lockdown). I also started following a lot of 'gardening' accounts on Instagram. I bought what was cheap and I liked the look of, and just planted it where I wanted. Some things worked, some things didn't, but I had a go. During that process, I discovered certain plants and flowers I really liked (never knew how beautiful and easy dahlias are for example), and ones I'd not bother with again. I discovered what worked for me, and what didn't.
Wilkos, Morrisons and The Range are my three go-to shops for cheap plants/seeds/equipment. In my limited experience, Morrisons plants are very decent quality, and their bedding plants are dead cheap.
Now, this year, although I don't think I've done a massive amount of 'study' or 'research', I'm starting the season with much more confidence. It feels a bit like I'm starting from scratch in terms of design, because lots of what I did last year didn't work for me (that's why cheap plants are best to start with!) I now know exactly what veg I want to do, and how and when to do it. I'm having a go at growing a wide range of flowers from seeds, but doing it properly this time (rather than just shoving it in and hoping for the best like last year). Most of what I'm doing is still an experiment. I'm certainly no expert. But I have a lot more confidence in what I'm doing, and know that if I managed to make my garden look even half way beautiful last summer, I can make it even better this year.
I think basically what I'm trying to say is to learn from doing. Figure out which bit you enjoy. I've realised I love growing things from seed - especially veg - but I don't enjoy landscaping. I'm not creative at all, so trying to design beds and borders just befuddles me. But the moment a tiny seedling appears in the soil and begins to grow blows my mind, and even more so when it ends up on my dinner plate a few months later.
The only normal people you know are the ones you don’t know very well