Among the treasures of these arid regions are the desert plants, marvels of adaptation and survival sculpted by the harsh environment they call home. These plants not only survive but flourish ...

Desert plants may have to go without fresh water for years at a time. Some plants have adapted to the arid climate by growing long roots that tap water from deep underground. Other plants ...

In the Sonoran Desert, surrounded by five mountain ranges and 350 days of sunshine, lies Tucson where native edible plants ...

These extreme environments have led to numerous adaptations of desert organisms, such as plants that have moisture-conserving leaves or that reside as seeds in the soil for long time periods until ...

The Desert Botanical Garden, an oasis nestled among the red rocks of Papago Park, turns 86 in February. The idea for a desert garden came from a small group of Valley-based advocates in the 1930s.

Nestled within desert flora and rocky hills, the Cowboy Modern Desert Eco-Retreat is architect Jeremy Levine's personal getaway – an extraordinairy escape that is stylish and entirely off-grid ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

Jill Schildhouse The desert may seem like the last place you'd expect to find flora. Yet the Desert Botanical Garden is home to thousands of species of cacti, trees and flowers from all around the ...