Gardening enthusiasts and nature lovers, reserve Nov. 16 for an extraordinary free event hosted by the Desert Horticultural Society. The organization's Native Plant Community Celebration brings ...

A silver cholla cactus glows in the late afternoon light at the Mojave Desert Land Trust's demonstration garden in Joshua Tree. It's one of 50 native plants available for sale at the land trust's ...

As The Desert Sun’s opinion and community engagement editor, I’m always looking for ways to collaborate with you, the readers ...

Answer: At this time of year, you will find rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) plants that have been shaped to look like Christmas trees. Rosemary is an aromatic shrub native to the Mediterranean ...

The desert plants gathered by the Hohokam - and later the Tohono O'odham - for food, medicine, tools and other things are still around. Even so, many contemporary Tucsonans don't recognize their uses.

CARLSBAD, N.M. Dressed in matching blue Hawaiian shirts, Janelle Coleman, her husband and their 7 and 9-year-old sons were observing the sights and sounds of the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State ...

PHOENIX — The Sonoran Desert is clearly distinct by its dry, hot, and prickly appearance but did you know most of it is edible? “I just want to connect to the native plants around us,” said Kelly ...

In one of the hottest places on the planet, a modest desert shrub has quietly rewritten what scientists thought plants could ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...