Tucson Botanical Gardens experts have enlisted one of the most potent security forces around — Mother Nature. While burglar alarms, outdoor lighting and other anti-crime measures have their place, Mom ...

Answer: You can bare root both the ocotillo and the saguaro to make the move. I would tie the ocotillo with cord to protect it and yourself during the move. Dig around the plant about 3 feet from the ...

How fortunate we are to have Coachella Valley organizations who contribute to the study and protection of our desert. For the past 39 years, the historic Garden Club of the Desert has held annual ...

Q: About 15-20 years ago my son gave my husband a banana tree that was about 3 feet tall. It sat outside in the hot sun in the summer and in the low 20s in the winter. We live in the Tanque Verde area ...

The Madagascar ocotillo (Alluaudia procera) is a distinctly different succulent. The deciduous, spiny shrub has small leaves and a stem that stores water. The succulent first grows as a tangle of ...