Cactus Mart.Just up Highway 62 in Morongo Valley, Cactus Mart delivers on its name. They've got lots of cacti and a bunch of really interesting ones, including some they've cultivated.

"California Desert Plants" is a celebration of the compelling flora and the patterns they form in California’s deserts. It is available at backcountrypress.com and from independent bookstores ...

Head to Scottsdale, Arizona to see the largest private collection of desert-area plants in the world. Visit the Boyce Thompson Arboretum and an amazing collection at Bach’s Nursery in Tucson ...

The plants for which Rilée Leblanc, the “cactus doctor,” cares so passionately are in the midst of a renaissance in Arizona, but homeowners’ knowledge has not kept up with the trend ...

Signaling the end of spring, smoke trees in the desert washes become dotted with tiny bluish-purple blooms at the beginning of summer each year. The color is deep and distinct and has been revered ...

Some plants and trees are best left to cooler fall for planting, but cactus, agave and yucca aren’t shocked at all by summer temperatures. “Cacti, agave and yucca are acclimated to our climate ...

John Trager, curator of the desert collections at the Huntington Botanical Gardens in San Marino, offers these five tips for growing cactus and succulents in containers: 1.

This plant likes to grow at the base of trees, which will support its growth and shade its stems. Q: I'm looking for a bush that attracts butterflies. I would like it to get between 4 and 9 feet ...