A beautiful bird which lives on a handful of islands off West Papua is under threat from the illegal trade of exotic species, a conservation charity has warned. The red bird of paradise is confined to ...

Part privacy fence, mostly specimen plant, the red bird of paradise (Caesalpinia pulcherrima) is a plant worth getting to know. This hummingbird magnet is a gorgeous shrub with pretty red flowers that ...

Q: Is it necessary to cut back our red bird-of-paradise bushes in the late winter (here in Sierra Vista)? Some folks in town don’t and their red birds seem to bloom OK. Is it also necessary to cut ...

Question: Just so you know, my nickname is “mistletoe policeman.” I don’t like what it does to trees, any trees, but especially mine and my friends. One such friend bought a house where the yard had ...

Flowering ornamental landscape plants have soaked up precipitation from our recent rains. Plants in xeriscapes are positively flush with showy displays that have been made possible with our extra ...