To grow agave, plant it in well-drained soil and provide ... Agave's bold presence makes it a focal point in any desert garden, and its ability to store water helps it endure prolonged dry spells!

The view from the patio is shifting as Las Vegas residents embracing xeriscaping after the summer of 2024 left behind ...

A favorite native plant for landscaping is the prickly pear, which is one of the best desert plants. 'Our coast prickly pear ...

Native edible trees and plants have a bounty of benefits to the desert and the people living in it. The trees and plants ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch.

Winter residents often ask which plants, besides cactus, will best tolerate cold desert nights and yet survive hot summers ...

In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the Ivanpah solar thermal plant created concerns about how the facility would affect threatened desert tortoises, and conservationists are working to ensure ...

Biology professor collaborates on ‘Nature’ study finding some local ‘wild’ plants, are dependent on intervention by ...

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 ...

If left unchecked, Scheuring said, erosion ditches can grow large enough to effectively drain a sizable part of the landscape ... desert dwellers — to capture moisture and help spur native plant ...

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.