It didn't seem like very fortuitous timing. How could it be that, with only a handful of rainy days all season long, the ...

Spring has sprung! Discover hundreds of varieties of native plants, succulents, cactus and pollinator-friendly species with more than 30,000 plants to choose from at Desert Botanical Garden’s Spring ...

While water may seem like the most essential component for the success of a yard or garden, there are many ways to create and maintain a low-maintenance desert landscape without using too much of this ...

There is a trend of growing plants that take a lot of care to flourish in the desert. These include tropical or subtropical plants for permaculture “food forests” like avocado and sapote and tender ...

Moreover, you might eventually become a destination for succulent lovers — if you enjoy the company of plant enthusiasts — as ...

Avid arid gardeners will be interested in a new CD-ROM reference guide to desert landscape plants. Desert Landscaping CD Version 2.0 — developed by the University of Arizona Water Resources Research ...

Saudi Arabia is attempting one of the most ambitious environmental transformations ever undertaken in an arid country.

You’ll see it just east of Yucca Valley, along the busy Twentynine Palms Highway, a mysterious sign with four huge red letters — MDLT — underlined by a fat arrow pointing north. It’s only when you’re ...

Tuesday and Wednesday will be the last chance to see the Red Hills Desert Garden Holiday Lights this year. The annual lights ...

How do you feel when you have been exercising regularly and eating correctly? You are bulletproof, right? Doesn’t it also make sense that plants will be the same? When plants are at their healthiest, ...

This past year, I had to retrofit my landscape. The traditional green lawn was swallowing up too much water. Not only was it a gluttonous use of the precious water resource, but also water rates had ...