APRIL IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT? It's a month you could confidently deem especially "festival-forward," thanks to all of the sizable under-the-sun celebrations. These parties are usually awash in art, ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

The topic of "extreme environments" will be in focus, as well as managing a sustainable desert garden. And if you're eager to head home to your own plot with a few waterwise plants? California native ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both California and Arizona was receiving ...

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 ...

Nurtured by Nature, The Mysterious Crested Saguaro, Restoring the Flora, Desert Willow. This week on a special desert plants episode of Arizona Illustrated…how a “nature nerd” turned his passion into ...

Do you live in the desert or have an area in your garden where the sun just beats down relentlessly, making it hard for your plants to survive? Usually these areas are near a wall, which absorbs the ...

Audrey Longshore, a high school biology teacher in Victorville, California, is teaching her students about the importance of native plants. Longshore believes that using native plants in landscaping ...

Desert crops could offer a way to grow food supplies as a warmer climate stresses plants.