Whether you're an astrology believer or not, growing plants that match your zodiac sign can be a fun way to incorporate your ...

String of pearls, hen and chicks, pork and beans, mother of hundreds, Old Man cactus. These quaint common names of succulents have been bandied around the gardening world for years. Despite this, ...

Winter temperatures don't always have to mean the death of your beautiful plants, not if you plant one of these cold-hardy ...

Next to my reading chair sits a lighted magnifier, a box of needles and various types of tweezers. This is the desert rat’s surgical kit that’s essential after every workday in my cactus garden. Many ...

Out west, fall is the best time to move big cactus and succulents. The days are growing shorter, so they are dormant from the rigors of a long hot summer. Moisture content is lower inside the plants, ...

"Cacti and succulents are smarter than the average plant," says Larry Lee, the horticulturist managing the University of California Botanical Garden's world-class cactus and succulent collection.

Looking for an easy plant to care for? Try a succulent. Any plant with fleshy stems or leaves is called a succulent. Aside from cacti, only a few other plant families have succulent members. All these ...

It’s a holiday-themed extravaganza at Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft Garden, recently named most beautiful in the world.

“It’s the biggest show in the country,” said Pam Schnebelen, 75, one of a record crowd of ardent cactus fans who attended the Inter-city Cactus & Succulent Show & Sale over the weekend. Schnebelen ...

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