Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti look alike but differ in leaf shape and bloom time—Thanksgiving cacti have pointed, serrated ...

After your Christmas cactus has rooted, it’s time to help it adjust and thrive in its new home. Place the plant in bright, ...

Many home renovations, launched with strict parameters, often bleed into other areas. Painting a single room makes the rest of the house look tired and dingy, for example, so the task morphs into a ...

By analyzing the natural vibrations of a saguaro, scientists can study the cactus's insides without cutting them open.

Landscaping with cactus is an acquired taste for many gardeners, but it appears the appetite for the robust plants is growing. Lingering drought, watering bans and low-maintenance requirements are ...

Just because you have potted cactus around your home does not mean that you can ignore them all summer. Cacti have a finite space where they can go for their water and nutrients. With the desert ...

L.A. gardeners have been going native for more than a century. Around 1900, nurseryman and plant sleuth Theodore Payne pushed for West Coast flowers and shrubs. His word was gospel: “Be a good ...