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 ...

Landscapers usually advise gardeners who are remaking an area in their yard to start with larger "foundation" plants. Shrubs can be used to add texture and form to your garden or they can provide an ...

Cathy Neustadt and I were meandering through her sumptuous Brookfield garden several years ago, admiring the color and variety of plants, when a small chartreuse seedling rising out the mulch caught ...

A queen of the summer landscape border ... the family of Spirea. For years if you spoke the name Spirea, the vision folks saw dancing in their heads was that of the gracefully weeping white Bridal ...

As planting season approaches, gardeners everywhere are contemplating ways to improve their landscapes. Spirea is a remarkably versatile, low-maintenance shrub prized for its graceful, arching or ...

No one likes a troublemaker in the landscape, especially shrubs that get too full of themselves. The best way to keep a shrub from misbehaving is to plant the right one in the right spot.

Spirea shrubs are easy-to-grow plants that thrive in a wide range of climates, offering a wonderful variety of sizes, colors, and forms. Known for their hardiness, spirea can enhance any landscape ...

For 2023, the National Garden Bureau’s shrub of the year is spirea, which unfortunately often gets overlooked during the spring buying-rush as old-fashioned and uninteresting. In reality, spireas are ...