Bush tomatoes, wattleseed, and desert figs are just a few examples of foods that flourish with minimal water. These plants are tough, resilient, and deeply adapted to the local climate.

Choosing the best outdoor plants if you live in a dry climate isn't that difficult if you look at some examples of ...

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering ...

The Daily Press asked seasoned High Desert gardeners what their secrets were for growing a healthy assortment of plants during the winter months. We were gifted with an in-depth list of specific ...

Cactus specialist Noemi Hernandez points to several examples of succulents ... summer extremes are changing the desert horticulture game. "The lengths plants have to go to avoid more water loss ...

Priming crop plants with a microbe sourced from the roots of desert plants could be a powerful tool to boost crop plant's resilience to drought.

Some of the showiest examples can be found in northwest Tucson ... But this crucial species serves as a nursery for a wide range of other desert plants that find shade, protection and welcoming ...

California's deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research shows its spread is disrupting biodiversity and reducing the desert's ability to ...