Every gardener starts somewhere, and if green thumbs run in your family you may have learned a few gardening skills—or even developed a lifelong love for gardening—from your parents or grandparents.

Most gardeners don’t fail because they have a bad green thumb. They fail because no one ever told them the things experienced gardeners treat as non-negotiable before a single plant goes in the ground ...

Gardening can teach valuable life lessons, such as patience and humility. Over-enthusiasm can lead to buying too many plants, so it is wise to plan ahead. Making small changes, like moving plants to ...

The garden is a metaphor for so much in life. Resiliency, personal growth, nurturing—yes, but it’s not all sweetness and light. It’s the height of the season, so what better time then to connect life ...

Samter | 248 pages | 18,000 Korean won Those who have grown flowers and trees know: the laborious time spent touching soil is ...

It started well and ended well, but the in-between months were a bit rough due to heat and lack of rain. That sums up the 2022 gardening season, which like all seasons, taught us a few lessons. Here’s ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

When my husband and I purchased our first home, the yard was pretty much a blank slate. Aside from a handful of mature trees and some daffodils that surprised us by popping up in the spring, there was ...