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.

“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 ...

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 ...