If you live in an arid climate and are wondering how to introduce landscaping with succulents and cacti ideas into your yard ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch. “Save the Desert,” it said.

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...