The Southwest is no stranger to sweltering conditions, and desert plants and trees are drought-resistant and heat-tolerant. Arid, harsh environments are where they thrive.

High Desert summers require specific gardening techniques due to extreme heat. Try growing these heat-tolerant plants this ...

Gardening in desert conditions can be challenging, but it's also incredibly rewarding! The key to success lies in selecting ...

For gardeners and plant people of all sorts who live in the Coachella Valley, summer is a trying time. While many edibles and ornamentals can be grown through the area's mellow winters and can ...

The field guide spotlights more than 60 hardy plants — perennials, grasses, shrubs, vines and trees — that have evolved to flourish in the harsh desert, which stretches from New Mexico ...

High Desert resident Jordan Wechsler has onions high on her list of winter plants. "They do great in winter," she says. The underground plant can tolerate colder weather, even more so under a ...

As jewelflowers spread into California from the desert Southwest over the past couple of million years, they settled in ...

Pilu or Salvadora persica is a resilient medicinal shrub valued for its dental and ecological benefits. Thriving in arid, ...

Environmentalists filed suit against the Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday for alleged inaction in the face of threats to a rare desert plant called the Tecopa bird’s beak. Citing the presence or ...

Since MoBOT closed the Desert House in 1994, they have been showing parts of the collection. Now, with a new facility, they can display it in a dedicated space. Skip Navigation ...

The Southwest is no stranger to sweltering conditions, and desert plants and trees are drought-resistant and heat-tolerant. Arid, harsh environments are where they thrive.