The Joshua tree is a symbol of the American ... There are some things you need to know before planting desert marigolds in your garden: While the barrel cactus is among the easy cactus plants ...

But the only secluded shady spots in the desert are often right next to a cholla cactus, so contact is inevitable! But even worse was the array of dislodged pads on or in the ground already ...

In the spring, the tree blooms with purple flowers. The saguaro cactus generally blooms in the summer. The diverse landscape also features mesquite, palo verde, creosote (which gives desert rain ...

I’m just not traveling as much these days, even to San Diego. There have been more events and happenings in the Valley along with Sweet Saturdays to keep me happily ...

ocotillo and cholla cactus. The higher, slightly cooler Mojave Desert offers dazzling vistas of Joshua trees and yucca. The vast park also contains spectacularly sculpted formations of a type of rock ...

Botanist Gustaf Starck rallied people passionate about preserving desert plants with a sign outside his Scottsdale ranch. “Save the Desert,” it said.

Visitors who arrive mid-February through mid-June will see an abundance of blooming cactus ... Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from ...

The population of the Key Largo tree cactus has been wiped from the Florida Keys. While scientists are now working on a potential restoration, more species will likely see similar fates as climate ...