Sempervivums and echeverias are ideal and it’s also a clever way of raising up these smaller more intricate plants to make them easier to appreciate. Planting on mass will undoubtedly add impact. 12.

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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 ...

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." ...

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These plants are short-lived in the desert. Hearts and flowers are succulents and not as tough in full sun as many cactuses. They grow best in the cooler months of spring and fall.

Tucked in Idaho’s high desert, Bruneau Dunes State Park is a one-of-a-kind blend of sandboarding, stargazing, and solitude.

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While I wish all nurseries had native plants, I’ve found some nurseries specialize in doing so, and you can call around to find them. There are also resource sites like Home Grown National Park ...

Landscape designer Lisa Meddin, who owns Harmony Design Northwest in Portland, doesn’t put tall plants near a structure, uses a minimum of foundation plantings and clusters plants at the edge of ...

But as climate change makes heat waves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, experts say the increasingly severe conditions are testing some iconic desert plants known for their resilience ...