With summer already setting in slowly, we expect temperatures to rise. This is the time when plants require most of our care.

Are you looking for succulents that will quickly grow and fill your yard or planter? We have 21 of the fastest-growing ...

Succulents are popular for their low-maintenance needs and trendy look. However, many are toxic to pets, so you should look for safe alternatives instead.

The Cactus to Clouds ascent just outside Palm Springs, Calif., is grueling, but natural treasures, and a speedy trip down, ...

Let nature be your guide as you immerse in the beauty of our desert wilds. Here are six places to enjoy the outdoors.

The southern Costa Blanca has a sub-desert Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers, mild winters, and occasional rain in ...

Ross Macdonald’s “The Underground Man” is exquisitely attuned to the Californian landscape—how it rises, falls, smells, and, most indelible of all, how it burns.

Extreme weather can take a toll on our gardens. Droughts leave plants dying of thirst while floods drown them. But nature is resilient, and some plants have adapted to endure these harsh ...

The Agave Americana, or maguey of the Mexicans, is known as the century plant among our collections ... and westward to the Colorado desert, at an elevation of five thousand to ten thousand ...

Attendees will learn the historic and contemporary uses for several species of Borderlands plants and be able to taste dishes such as palo verde bean edamame, prickly pear and agave agua fresca ...

Alberta winters are long, cold, and relentless. It’s something we know all too well yet endure year after year. Some people escape by jetting off to tropical destinations, while others hunker down and ...