What: Liriodendron tulipifera, or tulip tree, is the queen of the eastern North American woodland and the tallest-growing deciduous tree in North America. Its leaves are distinctively shaped, somewhat ...

With spider plant, croton, pothos, dracaena and the various ficus, variegated foliage seems to be very popular among house plants. Remember the wildly colorful variegations of coleus when it was a ...

One of the many advantages of having your own garden is that you don’t have to consult with a committee before you make any changes, move any plants or decide to rip out something that no longer ...

Ellen P. of Petaluma asks: I am growing a variegated Euonymus along my fenceline and it’s been growing beautifully for years. Just a few weeks ago, I noticed some shoots of this variegated shrub are ...

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 ...

Patti Schofler of Petaluma, a Sonoma County author, asks: I have a row of Euonymus ‘Emerald ‘n’ Gold’ along my fenceline that has been growing beautifully for years. A few shoots of this variegated ...

Many gardeners love plants with variegated foliage and never tire of planting them. But not everyone feels this way. Not everyone is thrilled to see the mottled or speckled look of leaves with ...

We need to talk about variegation. Or at least I need to talk about variegation, a subject that divides gardeners in much the same way that air fryers do chefs, or the reborn popularity of white socks ...

MANATEE COUNTY -- Most people would not look twice at the raggedy-looking cabbage palm. But they might if they knew its price tag. A typical cabbage palm costs about $120. One found on a field soon to ...

Not everyone is thrilled to see the mottled or speckled look of leaves with splashes and splotches, or ones marked with pretty patterns or crisply edged with yellow or white margins. The core of the ...