One of the pleasures of the colder months is the opportunity to plan next year’s garden while staying inside where it’s warm. If you are thinking about adding something new to your landscape, why not ...

Facing terminal cancer, retired veterinarian Maggie Wagner went looking for a legacy. She found it in a garden of succulents and cactus.

I have desert landscaping, mostly river rock, with several small cactus gardens. My question is what product can I use for weeds in the cactus that will kill weeds only and not hurt the cactus? I'm ...

Bringing to mind an untamed desert landscape, cacti can survive the toughest of climatic conditions and produce flowers of different hues. These survivors can thrive in your garden too, with a little ...

Many home renovations, launched with strict parameters, often bleed into other areas. Painting a single room makes the rest of the house look tired and dingy, for example, so the task morphs into a ...

Few houseplants are as synonymous with the Advent season as the Christmas cactus. When everything outside is gray, it typically opens its delicate pink, red, or white flowers, bringing a touch of ...

All over the desert, rain will bring one of the biggest cactus flower shows in years. Existing cactus plants in gardens and landscapes as well as in the wild will be reproducing with a vengeance after ...

The Sonoran Desert is showing off with a sort of "second spring" this month, thanks to repeated dousings from monsoon rains. Clumps of wildflowers dot the landscape, cacti are blooming brightly, and ...

With our long, hot summers and drought seemingly becoming the norm, many home gardeners are on the lookout for water-efficient plants. Although often overlooked, the cacti found in North and South ...

With our long, hot summers and drought seemingly becoming the norm, many home gardeners are on the lookout for water-efficient plants. Although often overlooked, the cacti found in North and South ...