Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Maybe it’s time to rethink the way we landscape using tulips. True, the familiar, large, goblet-shaped blooms make a colorful springtime splash grouped in beds and pots. But those hybrids are softies ...

I can’t remember how long ago — at least 10 years — I planted a clutch of Tulipa tarda bulbs at the corner of my house. It’s a narrow and shallow strip of ground knotted with Boston ivy roots. Each ...

Tulip bulbs multiply slowly by producing small offshoots that take up to three years to bloom. Wild tulips thrive in cold winters and dry summers, but only certain varieties naturalize well in warmer ...

Just about every Bay Area gardener has experienced disappointment in trying to get tulips to return as beautiful as the year they were planted. For those of us in mild zones, it's simply not cold ...