What would a botanical garden in the Southwest be without a cactus and succulent garden in it? That is what we have at the Gardens at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve, 333 S. Valley View Blvd. The ...

With our long, hot summers and drought seemingly becoming the norm, many home gardeners are on the lookout for water-efficient plants. Although often overlooked, the cacti found in North and South ...

The term "desertscaping" often conjures images of a barren aesthetic — a bed of decomposed granite sparsely dotted with cactus — that mimics the most arid wild desert landscape. And while a return to ...

Many home renovations, launched with strict parameters, often bleed into other areas. Painting a single room makes the rest of the house look tired and dingy, for example, so the task morphs into a ...

The city has earmarked $60,000 for the renovation of the cactus garden at Pearson Park to bring it back to its heyday when it was tended to by several parks department employees, including Rudy Boysen ...

I wrote an article on July 23, 2009, for this column on preparing a landscape garden and planting cacti plants. I have been intrigued with cactus and how they can survive the most inhospitable growing ...

Q. How often should I water a cactus dish garden? My anthurium produced two blooms until I fertilized it and then it produced about 20 flowers. Is that normal? — Lil Wilson, Pembroke Pines.A. Break up ...