I wrote recently about pollinator-friendly plants and, in response, an email from Susan Savolainen, who gardens in Banning, ...

This overgrown smoketree is starting is a vibrant distraction from the desert’s muted color palette. Thank you, Monique!

Find the perfect purple blooming tree to elevate your home's curb appeal and add more color to your front yard landscaping.

And the list of potential trees homeowners can plant ... It’s also susceptible to wind damage. The desert willow has white, purple and pink flowers that bloom all summer long.

We may imagine the desert to be a barren ... With Moringa peregrina, AlUla’s blooms take to the trees. Its sweetly scented light pink flowers form clouds of color in the wispy canopy, while ...

When most people hear the word “iguana,” they think of the very large green lizards from Mexico that have become established ...

Joshua trees are important for the entire desert community ... white blooms that grow at the end of their branches, making the flowers easy to pick out in photos. Yoder and his fellow researchers ...

The Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona is hot and sandy. But where the Santa Cruz River flows, you’ll find something like an ...

It’s a seemingly counterintuitive problem. The Southwest is no stranger to sweltering conditions, and desert plants and trees are drought-resistant and heat-tolerant. Arid, harsh environments ...