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 ...

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 ...

Did you hear about the gardener whose hydrangeas kept getting nibbled down by rabbits? He renamed them low-drangeas instead of hydrangeas, and now he’s less irritated when rabbits chomp them down.