In the northern region of the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants grow. The saguaro, barrel and nopal cacti are staples ...

plants are definitely seeing the effects of the 0.68 of an inch of rain the Tucson area has had this year. George Montgomery tells the Arizona Daily Star that cholla cacti, saguaros, palo verde trees ...

Among many other benefits, planting trees around your home really can save energy, according to the National Forest Service. The NFS said shade from two 25-foot tall trees on the west side of the ...