In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow. The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are ...

The cactus, palms and succulents anchoring yards around the desert can successfully be planted in the heat, but don't wait.

In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson, where native edible plants grow. The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are ...

These plants are incredibly drought-tolerant and can thrive in harsh desert conditions. To grow agave, plant it in ...

Edible plants add color, texture, scent and flavor to your food. ... From the desert, we flew back to mile-high Denver, where cooler dry air greeted us and we could check out her garden.

Since 2016 she has been a full-time desert forager and now brings her knowledge of desert edible plants to the classroom. She takes people out into the desert to harvest beans, flowers, berries ...

Two Indigenous food educators led a tour showcasing edible and useful Sonoran Desert plants. Participants learned about palo verde flowers for tea, edamame-tasting pods and hunting woodrats.

You might notice how reactive native plants are to rare summer rains, greening with new growth or flowering with changes in the weather. Some of Native Seed’s edible plants were grown by ...

The desert plants gathered by the Hohokam - and later the Tohono O'odham - for food, medicine, tools and other things are still around. Even so, many contemporary Tucsonans don't recognize their ...

1. Agave: Agave plants are iconic desert succulents with rosette-shaped leaves and sharp spines. They come in various sizes and colors, adding dramatic focal points to the garden.

On my way home from teaching a wild edible class this week, I noticed an unusual plantin full bloom. I have been a fan of this plant since I lived in Florida. Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus or Opuntia ...