How to Grow

Nurture Your Garden, Nurture Yourself — practical gardening wisdom paired with life lessons on mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.

Marcus Bridgewater shares gardening tips and reflections that help readers cultivate patience, kindness, and personal growth. The book is available as a hardcover, e-book, and audiobook.

About the book

Centered on a trinity of wellbeing—Mental Health, Physical Fitness, and Spiritual Awareness—How to Grow weaves together insights from the garden with stories from Marcus’s life to help you foster personal development. Readers will find practical tips, gentle reflections, and exercises to support daily growth.

Translations & International Editions

How to Grow is available in other languages. Example: How to Grow (Korean translation) — Order it in Korea.

How to Grow — Korean edition cover
How to Grow — Korean edition
Translated edition cover (different artwork).
Credit: HarperCollins Korea / Translator name

Happy readers are saying:

How to Grow offers practical advice about growing plants and also sustaining ourselves as individuals and in community. I'm grateful to Marcus Bridgewater for the down-to-earth wisdom contained in this book

Camille T Dungy, author of Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden

The combination of Mental Health, Physical Fitness, and Spiritual Awareness that Marcus talks about is something I didn't realize was out of balance for me until I read the book. I also found one specific story to be so relatable, it brought me to tears. You need this book in your life.

Erin Harding, co-author How to Plant a Room and Grow a Happy Home

This book combines touching personal stories, insightful advice, and garden wisdom into one unique read. "How to Grow" is a book that I regularly recommend to people who need perspective on their journey. Whether it's students graduating into the world of work, entrepreneurs stepping into business, or someone struggling with a new phase of life, Marcus Bridgewater has something for you.

Karen S. Watts, Amazon reviewer
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