Nearly all of our desert trees and shrubs are susceptible to root and collar rot when grown in even seasonally wet soils. The recent rains may have contributed to this disease.

The field guide spotlights more than 60 hardy plants — perennials, grasses, shrubs, vines and trees — that have evolved to flourish in the harsh desert, which stretches from New Mexico ...

Would you live in a house made of straw? In the heart of California’s high desert, Mesa Sky Disk challenges everything you ...

The Desert Botanical Garden's Desert Landscape School offers a wide range of free and fee-based courses. You can take free online classes such as "How to Water" or "5 Tips for Growing Houseplants." ...

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the ...

New Blue Wonder fanflower. I'd always have this one, too. Again, it's a great hanging basket or patio pot performer, but it's ...

Plants that come from dry or desert regions, sometimes called desert plants and can give consumers a bad image, can use less water when given the chance. It’s not magic.

Creating a sustainable landscape with native plants The importance of incorporating native plants into your outdoor space By: Jamie Smet Posted 11:28 PM, Aug 11, 2022 ...

How to find native plants in your area Naturally, Googling is a great first step to learning more about the native species in your area. The National Wildlife Federation offers a Wildlife Habitat ...

I've never put down so many seeds. Granted, the backyard desert meadow still disappeared in the 118-degree Fahrenheit temperatures of the Mojave Desert summer, but all fields need their rest.

In addition to providing visitors with a tranquil, 140-acre space to view and learn about desert plants, the Desert Botanical Garden works to conserve and restore these plants and their habitats.

The land trust grows its plants from seeds collected on its desert lands, and creosote is slow-growing, so it won’t have any of those plants to sell until next year’s fall sale, said Asbell ...