Discover the top garden trends for 2026, plus practical design tips to help you update your outdoor space—no full overhaul required.

These garden design trends that were popular in 2016 and are just as good a decade later ...

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 ...

Walking through a nursery to find new plants for a garden is one way to begin to develop this skill, as is drawing or painting a still life from objects in your environment. These activities will help ...

JOHN PATRICK: Lately, I've been doing a series of segments about garden design and people have been contacting us to ask us what do the different symbols I use mean? So let's have a look at some of ...

Learn to design and build a sustainable rain garden in your backyard, with planning, soil checks, plant selection, and ...