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.

I am a chef by trade with a passion for organic farm-to-table dining. Growing or buying local produce is just as exciting to me as cooking it, maybe more so. Every season begins with a dream of ...

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 ...

“A garden is a great teacher,” wrote Gertrude Jekyll. Jekyll was a pioneering English gardener, designer, and writer best known for introducing a natural, flowing cottage-style approach to garden ...

A fusion of Buddhist retreat and science lab: That is how I characterize the garden. As if embodiments of that notion, a few of my longtime teachers — frogs, chipmunks, a diversity of birds — ...

Beginning March 19, interested West Michigan residents can attend an all-new intro to gardening monthly class series at ...