And on all sides, the air is alive with the songs of desert birds. The deserts of the Southwest provide excellent birding.

With summer already setting in slowly, we expect temperatures to rise. This is the time when plants require most of our care.

Once you’ve established its flowering ability, then this is what you need to to encourage your cactus to bloom. 1. Provide it ...

But the only secluded shady spots in the desert are often right next to a cholla cactus, so contact is inevitable! But even worse was the array of dislodged pads on or in the ground already ...

oranges and yellows that come from the Arizona barrel cactus in bloom, and the greens and yellows seen in the flowering jumping cholla. There will be some creek crossings as the route follows Cave ...