Besides saguaros in various stages of growth, this nursery has almost every cactus you could think of. Looking around the property is like gazing over a vast ocean of terrifyingly spiny beauty.

and Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera bridgesii. native to Brazil. Each blooms near the holiday for which it is named. Getting them to blossom is easier for empty-nesters like my wife Nancy and me ...

Once gardens become dormant, Coloradans could long for flowers to brighten their homes during the holiday season.

“She was trying to keep me busy during a camping trip,” Johnson reminisced ... Ed Butler, owner of Yard Art Online, puts a ...

The cactus can also absorb argumentative energies, but if you begin to feel nervous or irritable, check the placement of your cactus plant. Fittonia, or nerve plants, are known for their vibrant ...

Winter is full of seasonal delights, but we don’t normally associate this time with vibrant flowers. Most plant species ...

With gorgeous blooms in festive hues, Christmas cactus makes a popular holiday gift. The exotic-looking flowers open just in time for the holidays and provide weeks of color. Chri ...

Name the iconic plants of the American Southwest — go ... As an aunt recently said after scolding me for not visiting enough, ...

Prepare for so many big purrs and chirps of delight when these products arrive (and not just because of the new shipping box ...

A German town has banned the humble cactus from the town hall, schools and nurseries. The mayor of Plettenberg, near Dusseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia, banned the spiky plants from municipal ...

My work gathers inspiration from a variety of unconventional model organisms, and they have a key role in bio-inspired design ...

They live near the geographic center of Asia ... “It alters your thinking, your worldview,” he told me one day in his headmaster’s office, as children raced to classes through the corridor ...