Spring has sprung! Discover hundreds of varieties of native plants, succulents, cactus and pollinator-friendly species with more than 30,000 plants to choose from at Desert Botanical Garden’s Spring ...

As The Desert Sun’s opinion and community engagement editor, I’m always looking for ways to collaborate with you, the readers — which is why I jumped at the opportunity to work with horticultural ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

LAS VEGAS — On a sun-parched stretch of West Charleston Boulevard, Norm Schilling pulled his truck over to the side of the road just to visit his favorite tree. Schilling, a local horticulturalist who ...

Our neighboring desert in New Mexico and Texas is a great source of drought-tolerant plants. Chihuahuan Desert plants also tend to do well in cooler climates since much of the Chihuahuan Desert is at ...

THE LIVING DESERT, an animal park known for championing regional wildlife, popular seasonal events (like the whimsical "WildLights"), and the annual Emergence Contest surrounding Mojave Maxine, the ...

A visit to this Missouri cactus garden reveals a surprising pocket of desert beauty, making it feel like the Southwest is ...

The first time I walked into the Huntington Desert Garden in California, it hit me like a splash of cold water. Arid land hosts some of Earth's most vibrant and explosive sculptural flora. These ...

Q: I have a garden that I want to let my tortoise roam in. What plants do they like and which ones are bad for them? A: A desert tortoise’s diet should consist of 85 percent grass, weeds and dark, ...

As any experienced San Antonio gardener knows, South Texas summers can be brutal on plants. Following a brief burst of color in spring, the summer heat descends, often accompanied by months of little ...

If you're one of the many people who are into succulents, then you know that they are a great plant to have around. They're beautiful, they don't take up much space, and they're relatively easy to ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A new plant science campus is ...