If you're one of the many people who are into succulents, then you know that they are a great plant to have around. They're beautiful, they don't take up much space, and they're relatively easy to ...

Lumpy and weirdly shaped plants are a reminder of what can still grow under harsh conditions. A selection of plants from the Cactus Store, a Los Angeles and New York-based creative studio and shop ...

The Monterey Bay Area Cactus and Succulent Society recently held its holiday party. Society members create this annual event, ...

Noelle Johnson moved from coastal California to the desert in 1986, and everything she planted in her new garden died. She wasn't used to the extremes of Arizona's hot and dry climate and neither were ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — As Earth Day approaches on April 22, one local business owner is committed to environmental stewardship throughout the entire year. Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s, a ...

w A succulent is a plant that stores water. A cactus is a specific type of succulent. The way desert plant experts explain it is: "All cactus are succulents, but not all succulents are cactus." For ...

Some plants in the desert grow very slowly. Others grow quite fast. The reason for this has to do with the conditions in the desert. How Do Plants Survive In a Desert? There is not much water ...

Pablo Guerrero has been visiting cacti in the Atacama Desert his whole life, first on family trips to the Chilean coast and later as a researcher studying the impacts of climate change and illegal ...

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 weather ...

Q: How late is too late to plant daffodil bulbs? They are on sale, but I don’t want to buy them if they won’t survive. A: Although right now (early spring) is not the optimal time to plant them, they ...