An American desert icon is dying off in the southwestern United States. Experts say record-setting summers and intense droughts in Arizona are causing a well-known succulent to struggle. The saguaro ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

This fall, Desert Botanical Garden will celebrate the cultures, traditions, people and of course the variety of plants that make up the Americas. More than 30 countries comprise what is known as the ...

The hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus engelmannii) is a lovely small native cactus that has spectacular blooms. It comes in a number of varieties in the wild. The flowers are usually hot pink, 2-3 inches ...

If you decide to make your backyard into a forest of succulent trees, you might not get much shade, but you will probably never need to worry about irrigation or pruning. Moreover, you might ...

Depending on where you live, you may not have much of a choice as to whether or not a desert garden is right for your backyard. At least, not if you hope to keep your water bill to a minimum. However, ...

I have desert landscaping, mostly river rock, with several small cactus gardens. My question is what product can I use for weeds in the cactus that will kill weeds only and not hurt the cactus? I'm ...