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 ...

In Borrego Springs, you'll find a mini explosion of sunflowers, desert sand-verbena, basket evening primrose and even elusive ...

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 ...

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.

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Many East Idaho homeowners face a common landscaping challenge: a thirsty, struggling Kentucky bluegrass lawn surrounded by a ...

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 ...