My initial interest in exploring nature journaling was as a way to strengthen my sketching ability and provide possible designs for my art as a printmaker. Looking at others’ nature journals, I see that an observational journal could also be useful to me as a gardener. I also realized that not everyone is a skilled draftsman (one of my concerns, as I don’t think I am), but that useful information can be observed and recorded regardless of “artistic ability.” (I still want to get better at sketching, though!)