Arizona has 24 national parks and monuments. Here are the 12 must-see national parks and monuments in Arizona and how to visit each of them.

Compared to those across much of the country, winter temperatures in our desert are generally mild to moderately cold, low enough to discourage many perennials. However, there are a number ...

Lewis Carroll’s children’s book “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” has inspired many different renditions, including animated ...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park is seeing an early bloom of wildflowers, with many San Diegans wondering if it will turn into ...

Shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants in shades of green, red and purple are pretty much all most people know about indoor succulents gardening.

Joshua trees are jumping the gun on flowering this year, and researchers say the timing glitch could ripple through the Mojave Desert ecosystem. The spiky desert icons, found across California, Nevada ...

Joshua trees look timeless, which makes early blooms feel almost harmless at first glance. Scientists see something more specific: a signal that environmental cues may be shifting in ways that can ...

Joshua Tree Trail begins at an opening in the fence behind the parking lot’s large sign for Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness.

Recent rainfall could mean big things for this year’s upcoming wildflower season, but too many hot days could kill the bloom.

Photographers capturing earlier than expected blooming of the iconic Joshua trees in the Mojave Desert are being asked to share their images with environmental biologists at Cal State Northridge ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.