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A friend recently asked me about plants that he could install in a desert environment. Certainly, a large variety of plants could fill the bill, but he gave me a caveat — whatever plants I suggested ...

From pinyon pines to ocotillos, plants in the Sonoran Desert are shifting where they grow in response to climate change, and many of the plants aren’t thriving in their new ranges, according to a new ...

They draw hummingbirds in droves because these are desert native shrubs. They are the natural food source of both our local year around hummers, and those that migrate here. When you plant them shrubs ...

For the past 15 years, Philip Rundel has been developing this book through his long-term relationship and travels in deserts of the Southwestern United States, northern Chile and southern Africa. His ...

This study compares the effects of seasonal (in situ) and experimentally-induced drought on three desert shrubs of different growth types. The effect of decreasing water potential on CO"2 uptake was ...

With their tough skins, pointy armor and legendary stamina, cacti are made to defend themselves from whatever nature throws at them. But large solar energy facilities are one threat that cacti weren’t ...

Q: I have one hopseed bush out of 20 that was planted about seven years ago and died about a week ago after the rain. I am watering them deeply only once a week. Before the rain, they were all doing ...

Whenever the topic of plant-derived biofuels is raised, the issue of turning valuable arable land over to the task of growing feedstock is generally not far behind. A discovery by the Sustainable ...

APRIL IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT? It's a month you could confidently deem especially "festival-forward," thanks to all of the sizable under-the-sun celebrations. These parties are usually awash in art, ...

Ever since the first European explorers crossed the Atlantic and saw Aztec children tossing rubber balls, an idea has persisted: Why not make something besides toys out of that stuff? Three centuries ...

Ever since the first European explorers crossed the Atlantic and saw Aztec children tossing rubber balls, an idea has persisted: Why not make something besides toys out of that stuff? Three centuries ...