Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like all plants, the locally native flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) varies slightly across its native range. A plant from one ...

Last Sunday, I was fortunate to spend a most enjoyable hour at the California Cactus Center in Pasadena, courtesy of Molly Thongthiraj. She and her five sisters operate the center, a cactus and ...

The fastest way to turn a room of typically demure, considerate, and thoughtful gardeners into an "Animal House" inspired food fight is to raise the topic of native and exotic plants. Former ...

The gardening trend seen most often now is growing plants we might call “exotic” to the Mojave Desert environment. Exotic might simply be anything that doesn’t naturally grow here, or it could mean ...

Learn how to care for your Christmas cactus with these simple steps to ensure beautiful blooms and an overall healthy plant!

The Ellises have grown their collection from several sources: Kmart blue-light specials back when the retail store had them, their own propagation, gifts from friends and rescues by the Tucson Cactus ...