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

Rain is forecast for later this week, but Phoenix will need more than one storm to offset months of drought. With parched ...

These DIY plant protectors require few materials and ... new season Collard greens are easy to grow according to High Desert Garden Junkie (HDGJ) member Gregory Gilmer. He's a fan of the vegetable ...

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

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 ...

In the Mojave, the 2013 arrival of the Ivanpah solar thermal plant created concerns about how the facility would affect threatened desert tortoises, and conservationists are working to ensure ...

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 ...