Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance is an axiom used to remind yourself to consider a logical sequence to get a desired result. In other words, plan ahead.
I decided to build a garden tool/potting shed near my raised beds. I’ve since discovered my beds extend into the area where the shed will be built. This my friends, is a blatant infraction against The Five P’s.
I had to change my plan for the garden. The initial plan was insufficient for productive use. When you decide to build your gardens, consider the purpose of the garden, buildings, fences, other needed efficiencies and their placement. My plans needed changing.
Initially the plan called for 2 raised beds to grow my produce. The bed location requires garden tools be close at hand. If you’ve seen the mountain I must climb, in order to work in my garden you must admit, carrying an armful of tools is neither safe nor practical. A tool shed is required. In order to do this, I must move the very first bed I built 4 feet to the left. The benefit to the renewed plan is, I’ve now thought through the possibilities of this little corner of my yard and have decided to have a small area cleared as a sitting area, with privacy screening that can double as a bean Trellis. Aside from the previously stated benefits of this revised plan, I will no longer slide down my slippery hill with an armful of tools.
The Five P’s are a great axiom as a reminder to think through and establish an efficient plan before you start a project.
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