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No desert landscaping is complete without agave plants. With over 300 species available – in all shapes and sizes – there’s a ...
Joshua trees are unique to the Southwestern United States, with the majority of their population located in California. But not even the desert-adapted trees are immune to climate change, which ...
If your tree starts to shed leaves come December, ... Here’s what you should do to prepare your desert landscaping for fall and winter. How to care for your cacti in winter.
Day 3: March 20 - Joshua Tree National Park: Today, explore the wonders of Joshua Tree National Park with NPCA’s California Desert Program Manager and partners. This popular park is best known for its ...
Celebrate the desert's dazzling plants at ‘Xerophilous' The Living Desert is spotlighting arid landscape amazingness; think ocotillos, palo verde trees, and beautiful barrel cactuses, too.
As firefighters battle a massive wildfire in the eastern Mojave Desert, national park officials and ecologists are preparing for habitat losses that are likely to alter the landscape forever ...
In the aftermath of that fire, the park established 10 “restoration islands” where container-grown Joshua trees and other native plants could be planted on the landscape. More National Parks ...