From a sprawling botanical museum in Arizona to a cliffside succulent sanctuary in France, these gardens prove the desert is ...

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 ...

It didn't seem like very fortuitous timing. How could it be that, with only a handful of rainy days all season long, the Desert Horticultural Society's 18th annual Community Garden Day would happen to ...

Desert modernism reminds us that the best landscaping ideas are often the simplest, offering a way to live in harmony with the natural ecosystem by creating a design that allows the built and natural ...

While water may seem like the most essential component for the success of a yard or garden, there are many ways to create and maintain a low-maintenance desert landscape without using too much of this ...

Avid arid gardeners will be interested in a new CD-ROM reference guide to desert landscape plants. Desert Landscaping CD Version 2.0 — developed by the University of Arizona Water Resources Research ...

Three principles are important when watering trees, shrubs, fruit trees and any other landscape plants: Apply water at the right time, apply it over a large area and apply it to the right depth. The ...

You’ll see it just east of Yucca Valley, along the busy Twentynine Palms Highway, a mysterious sign with four huge red letters — MDLT — underlined by a fat arrow pointing north. It’s only when you’re ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

It’s hot, water is at a premium and people want to keep their yards green, definitely not dry, to make them less flammable in case of a wildfire. Don’t sweat this. It’s possible to have a healthy lawn ...