Think the desert is all dust and cactus? Think again. One local musician-turned-plant whisperer is hitting all the right notes in the garden, and he’s ready to teach you how ...

it's important to provide plenty of drainage for these desert plants because they don't do well in oversaturated soil. Here, we take a look at an easy recipe to make your own cactus potting mix.

Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world. The garden's brightly colored plants sharply contrast the Sonoran Desert's ...

Joe Davidson, the owner of Cactus Joe’s, a nursery located off Blue Diamond Road in the southwest Las Vegas valley, has been ...

There are two main groups of cacti - the desert cacti (usually covered in spines ... so the roots are moist but not saturated. Make sure the plants are watered regularly throughout their growing ...

Some cacti spines are nearly 15cm (6in) long. Boerhavia repens is a desert plant which can germinate, grow, produce flowers and ripen seeds in the space of ten days after it has rained.

A: There are two types of cacti – desert types and forest types. Desert cacti are very hardy and thrive in full sun, low water, and good drainage. Christmas (and Easter) cacti are forest cacti and are ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for ... Other plants, such as cacti, have special means of storing and conserving water. In existing deserts, some species are in peril because ...