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

11. Ocotillo: Ocotillo is a unique desert plant with long, spiny stems and vibrant red or orange flowers. It adds a dramatic and architectural element to the garden. 12. Red Yucca: Red yucca ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...