
Whether you’re a gardening expert or can’t keep a succulent alive, today is the day to strive for a greener thumb, celebrate the beauty of plants and embrace the joy of growing something of your own. With the right conditions and care, anyone who has the curse of killing plants can turn their bad luck…

I was a young gardener. Barely 13. Every spare moment that summer Iโd spent tending my gardens, trying new plants Iโd read about in catalogs, getting Mom and Dad to drop me off at what few nurseries and greenhouses we had in College Station and Bryan back in those days. Gardening had already become my…