A wildflower superbloom is underway in the desert Southwest in March after seven inches of winter rain. Anza-Borrego State Park in California hasn’t experienced a bloom so prolific since at ...

The young plants prefer a southern ... wait for the explosion of yellow. Southwest landscapers often use easy-to-grow brittlebush to add natural color to a desert landscaped home.

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 ...

When compared to data taken from other plants in other desert locations, the shrubs in the Mojave increased ... they said they remain skeptical they will be enough to save the shrubs. The Southwest ...