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

Boy, have I got a fairytrail for you gardeners about an incredible new hydrangea. That sounds so funny and you are probably thinking a horticulturist is about to tell you a tall tale about a hydrangea ...

The blushing bride and her eye-catching straps put on quite the show last year. Now that I have your attention, I am talking about the strap-leaf Heart to Heart "Blushing Bride"―Proven Winners ...

There are hits and misses. Like in music, new plant introductions can zoom up the charts or flatline. The new "Twist-n-Shout" hydrangea, being introduced in limited quantities in summer 2009 by ...

Q : I suspect I have kudzu climbing on my backyard fence (see reader's photo). There is a weed that has already choked out one climbing rose bush and is heading to another. Could you help me identify ...

Every June, some gardens are bedecked with the glorious, huge, fluffy pink blooms of big-leaved hydrangea. And some aren’t. “‘Why didn’t my hydrangea bloom?’ is one of the questions we get most often ...