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 ...

When choosing the best ground cover for your landscaping project, there are several factors to take into consideration, like what thrives in your climate, sun exposure, and the plant's overall effect ...

OUR appreciation of the plant family Araceae will inevitably be coloured by its lewd associations. The inflorescence of an aroid, known as the "spadix", is obviously phallic, and is often sheathed ...

Carol Klein's guide to a plant with two distinct personae It is difficult to know whether to begin with the leaves or the berries when describing Arum italicum subsp. italicum 'Marmoratum'. They are ...

Q:I have scattered clumps of these lovely flowers growing in my backyard. What are they? They appear to be a black lily. I once tried to dig one up to transplant it but couldn't dig deep enough to ...

Not many plants produce their leaves in autumn when most others are shutting up shop for winter, but the Italian arum does exactly that. It keeps its foliage in full growth all winter and the foliage ...

Trying one or two new tomatoes every year is a good idea, while retaining a roster of time-tested, reliably productive varieties. In many gardens, Big Beef is a winner, bearing heavy clusters of large ...

Flowers are not the only attraction in a winter garden as there are some perennials whose leaves put on their best display in mid-winter. In my garden the finest of these is Arum italicum ‘Pictum’. It ...