Have you dreamed about whipping up homemade candy for the holidays? Here’s one to try this season: old-fashioned potato candy! It may sound unusual, but it’s a nostalgic delicacy that’s quite simple ...

Brazilian potato tree (Solanum wrightii) adds a cheerful note to the landscape. Its modest size – 15 feet high – is a big plus with today’s smaller yards. Flowers bloom throughout the year, with the ...

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 ...

One in 20 Britons reckon potatoes grow on trees - while almost four-in-ten think apples are a tropical fruit that do not grow in the UK, a study out today has found. A poll of 2,000 Brits found that ...

Seeing all the beetle-killed lodgepole pines in our area reminds me of why a predominance of one species in nature is not environmentally healthy. What’s occurring is in many ways a natural event, ...

Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on potato plants. A new and ...