High Desert summers require specific gardening techniques due to extreme heat. Mulching, weeding and providing shade are crucial for plant survival. Tomatoes, peppers, basil, melons, pumpkins ...

About 90% of the Chihuahuan desert is located in Mexico, mostly in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Coahuila. It gets about the same amount of rain we do, although most of that rain is during ...

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 ...

At the Phoenix Zoo and Desert Botanical Garden, complex operations to keep animals and plants safe from climate change may help life in the wild. U.S. Politics Sports Entertainment Life Money ...

Scientists raise red flag over emerging threat killing off iconic desert species: 'Even these beautifully adapted desert plants have their limits' Kate Saxton. Wed, June 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM UTC.

Desert Botanical Garden. 1201 N. Galvin Parkway. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. October to April and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. May to September. Cost is $24.95 to $29.95 except from June 1 to September 1, when ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches over a gravelly Richtersveld moonscape, a desert that straddles the South ...

According to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, 82 percent of copiapoa cacti species are now at risk of extinction — driven largely by an increase in poaching ...

According to a press release from MoBOT, the Arid House will show off their collection that dates back more than 150 years and includes about 1,500 types of cacti, succulents and other desert plants.