APRIL IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT? It's a month you could confidently deem especially "festival-forward," thanks to all of the sizable under-the-sun celebrations. These parties are usually awash in art, ...

Rosie Crocker grew up in the Phoenix area surrounded by mostly concrete, as she remembers it. It wasn’t until she moved to ...

Despite the desert environment of the Coachella Valley, most of the landscaping here is predominantly made up of non-native and even tropical plants. Although aesthetically pleasing, these plants, ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

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 ...

I took a drive to Phoenix, Arizona, just a week into May to see my son and his family. What made it a phenomenal drive was that much of the desert in both California and Arizona was receiving ...

Nurtured by Nature, The Mysterious Crested Saguaro, Restoring the Flora, Desert Willow. This week on a special desert plants episode of Arizona Illustrated…how a “nature nerd” turned his passion into ...

These arrays can be a secondary source of income for small farms. Scientists make groundbreaking discovery about plants grown under solar panels: 'These things can work together' first appeared on The ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — There have been 112 days where Tucson hit 100 degrees or hotter this year, the most since the National Weather Service started keeping track in 1895. And people aren’t the only ...

Desert trees offer incredible benefits for your yard, but choosing the right tree for the right place is key to a functional and beautiful landscape. Many homes have small front, back, and side yards ...

Bordered by the Indus plain in the West and the Rann of Kutch to the South, hardy, drought-ridden structures jut upwards from the silken sands of India’s Thar Desert. Bushes of gum, acacia, akra, and ...