The yucca’s sweet fragrance is strongest at night, which is typically when the nocturnal male and female yucca moth meet ...

When a plant is stressed, it doesn’t keep quiet about it. You won’t hear the plant’s cry because it’s in the ultrasonic range — too high-pitched for human ears — but, for decades, scientists have been ...

We asked our friends at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to spotlight something fascinating at ground level. Lynn Jackson Kirk doesn't joke around about a native plant with a funny name. Sea to shining ...

Daytime pollinators, like hummingbirds, are often top-of-mind when it comes to curating a garden—and rightfully so. These important birds are essential to the life cycle of many flowers, and help ...

If you're looking for a stunningly attractive plant with good structural form that will also thrive under dry conditions, and won't even blink an eye when exposed to the blazing sun during summer, ...

A red yucca plant growing near a sidewalk. - You Touch Pix of EuToch/Shutterstock It's easier than you think to diversify your landscaping while sticking to the same aesthetic that you know and love.

The Karner blue butterfly is one of many species of butterflies that depend on specific host plants. Because the caterpillars only feed on blue lupine plants, they depend on hatching at the right time ...

Your “peripatetic blogger” has been in the desert for the last month enjoying all the beauty that the desert provides. A favorite spot that keeps drawing us back is Joshua Tree National Park. The ...

The snow has mostly melted and once again yards and fields are brown instead of white. In some undeveloped areas native grasses like little bluestem dot fields with clumps of their copper-colored ...

A new study suggests that the insects rely on the sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide important reproductive choices. By Gennaro Tomma You may not want to sit next to a crying baby on an ...

In the Mojave Desert, rising temperatures, less rainfall, and more intense wildfires are killing off Joshua trees. California officials are working on a plan to protect the distinctive yucca tree and ...

When a renewable energy company started razing thousands of Joshua trees this month to make way for a sprawling solar farm, it kicked up a firestorm of outrage among Mojave Desert residents and ...