If you decide to make your backyard into a forest of succulent trees, you might not get much shade, but you will probably never need to worry about irrigation or pruning. Moreover, you might ...

Gardening enthusiasts, landscape architects and nature lovers will be able to explore these desert oases and gain inspiration ...

As The Desert Sun’s opinion and community engagement editor, I’m always looking for ways to collaborate with you, the readers — which is why I jumped at the opportunity to work with horticultural ...

Noelle Johnson moved from coastal California to the desert in 1986, and everything she planted in her new garden died. She wasn't used to the extremes of Arizona's hot and dry climate and neither were ...

Residents of metro Phoenix already knew that our Desert Botanical Garden is a treasure. Now, readers of Vogue magazine online know it, too. On Thursday, the website published an article titled “The ...

The desert fascinates me. Living in the mountains for most of my life, I always loved visiting family in Arizona and Southern Utah, where the temperatures were typically high, cacti were everywhere I ...

Imagine, for a second, the rhythms of the Sonoran Desert across a full year. Cactus petals unfolding in symphony. The hum of construction in the distance. Chollas standing tall as if in a waltz. A ...

High Desert summers require specific gardening techniques due to extreme heat. Mulching, weeding and providing shade are crucial for plant survival. Tomatoes, peppers, basil, melons, pumpkins, ...