High Desert resident Jordan Wechsler has onions high on her list of winter plants. "They do great in winter," she says. The underground plant can tolerate colder weather, even more so under a ...

High Desert gardener Marie Esposito recommends keeping plants in the shade once the hot winds come. She also uses Fox Farm soil, which doesn't dry out as fast in the desert, she says.

From sky-soaring cacti, fascinating succulents to the tactile tussocks of clump-forming drought-tolerant ground cover plants ... for desert front yard landscaping ideas or looking for ideas for ...

A silver cholla cactus glows in the late afternoon light at the Mojave Desert Land Trust’s demonstration garden in Joshua Tree. It’s one of 50 native plants available for sale at the land ...

We were gifted with an in-depth list of specific plants to grow during a Victor Valley winter by talented green thumbers themselves. Here are the plants you'll want to grow after the winter ...

The desert may seem like the last place you'd expect to find flora. Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the world.

Chihuahuan Desert plants also tend to do well in cooler climates since much of the Chihuahuan Desert is at a higher elevation and experiences colder winters than the Sonoran Desert.

You're invited to submit questions to Desert Bloom.Check out Norm Schilling's list of "Wonderful Plants on the Cheap and Easy" and "Norm's Favorite Desert Trees".Send your comments to letters@knpr ...

But as climate change makes heat waves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, experts say the increasingly severe conditions are testing some iconic desert plants known for their resilience ...

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 ...