Not all plants are created equal. But generally, a rose looks like a rose, smells like a rose, and is a rose by any other ...

Gardening season is on its way, and you may have questions as you prepare for spring. To ask one, simply go to the OSU Extension website, type it in and include the county where you live. A photo is ...

Q: We’ve had this plant in our yard for at least seven or eight years, and this year it sprouted this unusual branch. It’s about 1.25-inches wide and the thickness of a normal “round” branch. We have ...

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've got a foxglove bloom that is flattened and deformed. What happened? — Eleanor of Stone Ridge A. This odd growth is called fasciation, which literally translates to banding or bundling.

The appearance of a bizarre, flattened stem on a shrub or perennial is cause for alarm on the part of the gardener. What's happened? Is it a problem that needs a solution? It's more novelty than ...

Fasciation comes from the Latin for “bundled,” and indeed fasciated plant parts look bunched together, almost as though they’ve been melted, flattened and stretched. It can happen to any plant part.

Allspice (Pimenta dioica) grows best in tropical climates but fruit production needs more than one tree. Plants usually produce male or female flowers in summer, although male trees sometimes can ...

DEAR THERESA: Cucumbers left on the vine too long often turn yellow. This is because when overripe, the fruits lose chlorophyll, which is what makes them green. Other times, viruses, improper ...

The other day, I saw this gigantic mutant strawberry on reddit that looked like it had either been growing in a radiation zone, hitting the gym regularly, or sprinkled with magic dust. I immediately ...