The shady areas around our homes are pleasant, but often, they are bare spots devoid of flowering plants. Many perennials, annuals, and shrubs can brighten up those partially to fully shaded areas ...

Most gardeners view any type of landscaping with an approving eye, even if it isn’t something they would or could do themselves. While formal gardens like the classic French landscaping at the Palace ...

Don’t give up on that seemingly uninhabitable part of the yard that’s shaded by towering evergreens. With some creative planning, this tree-filled area can transform from a dark, neglected spot to an ...

If you have a penchant for unusual plants, you may have heard of the skeleton flower, also known as Diphylleia grayi. The ...

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 ...

I have a shaded, woodland garden and want to plant some hardy ferns in the area. Which ones are better to plant, the ones that are evergreen or the ones that die back each winter? Which ones are ...

British woodland in April is more lovely than even the finest of gardens. Beneath the trees, drifts of bluebells will soon be taking over from earlier violets and primroses, with foxgloves adding to ...

Sooner or later, you discover that the Mid-Atlantic spring comes in three phases — three faces, you might say. Leading up to and including cherry blossom time, the garden is fresh with burgeoning ...

Clearing invasive plants from the woodland garden at the Plummer House of the Arts started as a pandemic project to keep Angie, a forestry professional, and her sons outside and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The use of hedgerows as corridors for forest vascular species has been widely studied, but only in humid oceanic and continental climates; no ...